The Improved Combination Rule of D Numbers and Its Application in Radiation Source Identification

Table 1

Similarities and differences of D numbers and DS theory.

		DS theory	D numbers
Differences	The elements in the frame of discernment	Mutually exclusive
	Basic probability assignment	Complete
	Major application fields	An extension of probability theory and Bayesian theory	Multiattribute decision-making
	Combination rule	Satisfies the associative property	Doesn’t satisfy the associative property
Similarities	A theory to express uncertain information