"Fuzzy logic is a generalization of standard logic, in which a concept can possess a degree of truth anywhere between 0.0 and 1.0. Standard logic applies only to concepts that are completely true (having degree of truth 1.0) or completely false (having degree of truth 0.0). Fuzzy logic is supposed to be used for reasoning about inherently vague concepts, such as 'tallness.' For example, we might say that 'President Clinton is tall,' with degree of truth of 0.9.
"It turns out that the useful applications of fuzzy logic are not in high-level artificial intelligence but rather in lower-level machine control, especially in consumer products. Usually, fuzzy controllers are implemented as software running on standard microprocessors. A few special-purpose microprocessors have been built that do fuzzy operations directly in hardware, but even these use digital binary (0 or 1) signals at the lowest hardware level. There are some research prototypes of computer chips that use analog signals at the lowest level, but these chips simulate the operation of neurons rather than fuzzy logic."
