FORMAL MODELS OF INFORMATION CERTAINTY AND UNCERTAINTY IN THE INFORMATION FIELD

Author(s): Bratus N.V., Rachkov A.V.

Rubric: Information technology

DOI: 10.21777/2500-2112-2025-2-85-92

Release: 2025-2 (51)

Pages: 85-92

Keywords: information field, certainty, uncertainty, formal models of certainty and uncertainty

Annotation: The article explores the phenomenon of information certainty and uncertainty in the information field. The concept of the information field is being expanded by including the uncertainty factor in it. Certainty and uncertainty are considered as a condition, as a factor, as an attitude. Descriptive and procedural tasks of the information field are highlighted, their characteristics in relation to certainty and uncertainty are given. The main factors that increase the degree of uncertainty associated with the measurement and transformation of connections and relationships of objects and their parts displayed in the information field are highlighted. The transition from point to areal models, which can be used to analyze spatially distributed objects typical in geoinformatics and situational modeling, is considered. Formal models are proposed that demonstrate how uncertainty can be repre- sented and interpreted. Models of certainty and uncertainty are demonstrated using areal examples. Uncertainty is interpreted not only as an epistemological phenomenon, but also as a state formalized within computational models. This makes it possible to apply the research results in areas such as cognitive modeling, unmanned control, knowledge extraction, and others.

Bibliography: Bratus N.V., Rachkov A.V. FORMAL MODELS OF INFORMATION CERTAINTY AND UNCERTAINTY IN THE INFORMATION FIELD // Education Resources and Technologies. – 2025. – № 2 (51). – С. 85-92. doi: 10.21777/2500-2112-2025-2-85-92