Fuzz
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Fuzz may refer to:
- VellusVellusVellus hair, colloquially called 'peach fuzz' or 'bum fluff', is short, fine, light-colored, and barely noticeable hair that develops on most of a person's body from his/her childhood. Exceptions include the lips, the back of the ear, the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot, some external...
, a type of short, fine body hair on an animal - TomentumTomentumTomentum may refer to the following:*In botany, a covering of closely matted or fine hairs on plant leaves. *A network of minute blood vessels in the brain.* Tomentum in zoology are a short, soft pubescence...
, a filamentous hairlike growth on a plant - Focus (optics)Focus (optics)In geometrical optics, a focus, also called an image point, is the point where light rays originating from a point on the object converge. Although the focus is conceptually a point, physically the focus has a spatial extent, called the blur circle. This non-ideal focusing may be caused by...
, a blur effect - Fuzzbox, an electric guitar distortion effect
- A derogatory slang term for the police
- FuzzBuster, a brand of radar detectorRadar detectorA radar detector is an electronic device used by motorists to detect if their speed is being monitored by police or law enforcement using a radar gun. Most radar detectors are used so the driver can reduce the car's speed before being ticketed for speeding...
- The Fuzz (band)The Fuzz (band)The Fuzz was an American vocal trio from Washington, D.C.. They started out in 1970 as The Passionettes, but changed their name when they signed to Calla Records in 1971. Their self-titled debut album came out that year, and the single "I Love You for All Seasons" went Top 10 on the US Billboard...
, a 1970s music group
Mathematics and computer science
- DefuzzificationDefuzzificationDefuzzification is the process of producing a quantifiable result in fuzzy logic, given fuzzy sets and corresponding membership degrees. It is typically needed in fuzzy control systems. These will have a number of rules that transform a number of variables into a fuzzy result, that is, the result...
, a method to apply a non-fuzzy metrics to fuzzy sets - Fuzzy associative matrixFuzzy associative matrixA fuzzy associative matrix expresses fuzzy logic rules in tabular form. These rules usually take two variables as input, mapping cleanly to a two-dimensional matrix, although theoretically a matrix of any number of dimensions is possible....
, an expression of fuzzy logic rules in matrix form - Fuzzy Control LanguageFuzzy Control LanguageFuzzy Control Language, or FCL, is a language for implementing fuzzy logic, especially fuzzy control. It was standardized by IEC 61131-7. It is a domain-specific programming language: it has no features unrelated to fuzzy logic, so it is impossible to even print "Hello, world!"...
, FCL, a language for implementing fuzzy logic - Fuzzy control systemFuzzy control systemA fuzzy control system is a control system based on fuzzy logic—a mathematical system that analyzes analog input values in terms of logical variables that take on continuous values between 0 and 1, in contrast to classical or digital logic, which operates on discrete values of either 1 or 0 .-...
, a controller which uses fuzzy logic - Fuzzy gameFuzzy gameIn combinatorial game theory, a fuzzy game is a game which is incomparable with the zero game: it is not greater than 0, which would be a win for Left; nor less than 0 which would be a win for Right; nor equal to 0 which would be a win for the second player to move...
, a concept in combinatorial game theory - Fuzzification, a transform with Fuzzy sets
- Fuzzy locating systemFuzzy locating systemFuzzy locating is a rough but reliable method based on appropriate measuring technology for estimating a location of an object. The concept of precise or ‘’crisp locating’’ is replaced with respect to the operational requirements and the economic viability...
, a Real-time locating systems concept with reduced accuracy levels - Fuzzy logicFuzzy logicFuzzy logic is a form of many-valued logic; it deals with reasoning that is approximate rather than fixed and exact. In contrast with traditional logic theory, where binary sets have two-valued logic: true or false, fuzzy logic variables may have a truth value that ranges in degree between 0 and 1...
, an extension of Boolean logic dealing with the concept of partial truth - Fuzzy mathMath warsMath wars is the debate over modern mathematics education, textbooks and curricula in the United States that was triggered by the publication in 1989 of the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and subsequent development and...
, in the United States, the name given to the reformed method of teaching mathematics in school Also used as a euphemism in the 2000 Presidential ElectionUnited States presidential election, 2000The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Republican candidate George W. Bush, then-governor of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush , and Democratic candidate Al Gore, then-Vice President.... - Fuzzy mathematicsFuzzy mathematicsFuzzy mathematics forms a branch of mathematics related to fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic. It started in 1965 after the publication of Lotfi Asker Zadeh's seminal work Fuzzy sets. A fuzzy subset A of a set X is a function A:X→L, where L is the interval [0,1]. This function is also called a...
, a branch of mathematics related to fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic - Fuzzy measure theoryFuzzy measure theoryFuzzy measure theory considers a number of special classes of measures, each of which is characterized by a special property. Some of the measures used in this theory are plausibility and belief measures, fuzzy set membership function and the classical probability measures...
, a special class of measures - Fuzzy set operationsFuzzy set operationsA fuzzy set operation is an operation on fuzzy sets. These operations are generalization of crisp set operations. There is more than one possible generalization. The most widely used operations are called standard fuzzy set operations...
, a set of operations performed on fuzzy sets - Fuzzy setFuzzy setFuzzy sets are sets whose elements have degrees of membership. Fuzzy sets were introduced simultaneously by Lotfi A. Zadeh and Dieter Klaua in 1965 as an extension of the classical notion of set. In classical set theory, the membership of elements in a set is assessed in binary terms according to...
, an extension of the classical set theory used in fuzzy logic - Fuzzy string searching, an approximate string searching algorithm
- Fuzz testingFuzz testingFuzz testing or fuzzing is a software testing technique, often automated or semi-automated, that involves providing invalid, unexpected, or random data to the inputs of a computer program. The program is then monitored for exceptions such as crashes or failing built-in code assertions...
, a software testing technique
Arts and entertainment
- Fuzz clubFuzz ClubThe Fuzz Club was an indie rock night hosted by University of Sheffield Union of Students, which ran from 1999 to 2009. It claimed to be the biggest students union rock night in the UK outside London....
, a Sheffield rock night - Fuzzy diceFuzzy diceFuzzy dice, known in the British Isles as furry dice or fluffy dice, are an automotive decoration consisting of two over-sized plush dice which hang from the rear-view mirror.-Origin and history:...
, an automotive decoration - Fuzzy DuckFuzzy DuckFuzzy Duck is a drinking game.In turn, players alternately utter the phrases "fuzzy duck" and "ducky fuzz". A player may also opt to say, "does he?", in which case play resumes in the opposite direction. If a player says the wrong thing, plays out of turn, or breaks the rhythm of the game, he must...
, a drinking game - Fuzzy feltFuzzy feltFuzzy Felt is a simple fabric toy intended for very young children, but enjoyable by people of any age. It was created in 1950 by Lois Allan of the United Kingdom. The toys consist of a flocked backing board onto which a number of felt shapes are placed to create different pictures. Felt pieces...
, a toy - Fuzzy (Mario Brothers), an enemy from the video game Super Mario World
Music
- Fuzzy (album)Fuzzy (album)Released in 1993, Fuzzy is the debut album by Los Angeles rock group Grant Lee Buffalo. Called "The best album of the year hands down" by R.E.M's Michael Stipe, "Fuzzy would galvanize the sound of Grant Lee Buffalo, i.e., the acoustic feedback howl of overdriven 12-string guitars, melodic...
, a 1993 album by Grant Lee Buffalo - Fuzzy Logic (album)Fuzzy Logic (album)Fuzzy Logic is the debut album by the Super Furry Animals. It was listed in Q Magazine's Best British Albums Ever in July 2004, and in the same magazine's Top 10 Britpop Albums Ever in December 1996 and features in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die...
, a 1996 album by Super Furry Animals - Fuzz (album)Fuzz (album)Fuzz is Alice Donut's eighth studio album, release in 2006. It was recorded at BC Studios, Brooklyn, New York.-Track listing:# "Madonna's Bombing Sarajevo# "Little Monkey# "The Unnoticed Fall# "Days Away # "Cropduster...
, a 2006 album by punk band Alice Donut - Fuzz, a 2007 song by Japanese rock band MUCCMUCCis a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 1997. Named after a character from the Japanese children's TV show Hirake! Ponkikki, the band is also known by the nickname 69 since "six nine" can be pronounced "muku" in Japanese...
- The Danish composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
Jens Vilhelm Pedersen, known as Fuzzy
Comics, Children's books and films
- FuzzyLittle FuzzyLittle Fuzzy is the name of a 1962 science fiction novel by H. Beam Piper, and is now in public domain. It is generally seen as a work of juvenile fiction. It was nominated for the 1963 Hugo Award for Best Novel....
, a fictional furry extraterrestrial - Fuzzy KnightsFuzzy KnightsFuzzy Knights was an online comic created by Noah J.D. Chinn and published by Kenzer & Company. It starred stuffed animals who enjoy role-playing games such as HackMaster and Dungeons & Dragons. What started out as a simple one-shot tribute to the Kenzer gamer comic series, Knights of the Dinner...
, a comic strip - Get FuzzyGet FuzzyGet Fuzzy is an American daily comic strip written and drawn by Darby Conley. The strip features the adventures of Boston advertising executive Rob Wilco and his two anthropomorphic pets: dog Satchel Pooch and cat Bucky Katt. Get Fuzzy has been published by United Feature Syndicate since September...
comics - Sam and FuzzySam and FuzzySam and Fuzzy is a webcomic written and drawn by Sam Logan. It initially appeared in 2001 in The Martlet as a four-panel gag strip with a rough yet consistent, heavily contrasting black and white style. In May 2002 Logan began posting the strips on his website, and it quickly transitioned to an...
, a comic strip
Police/Crime films
- Fuzz (film)Fuzz (film)Fuzz is a 1972 American action comedy film directed by Richard A. Colla and starring Burt Reynolds, Yul Brynner, Raquel Welch, Tom Skeritt, and Jack Weston. The screenplay was written by Evan Hunter, based on the 1968 novel of the same name that was part of the "87th Precinct" series he wrote under...
, 1972 - Hot FuzzHot FuzzHot Fuzz is a 2007 British action dark comedy film written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, and starring Pegg and Nick Frost. The three had previously worked together on the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead as well as the television series Spaced...
, a 2007 cop film starring Simon Pegg
People
- Fuzzy HaskinsFuzzy HaskinsClarence Eugene "Fuzzy" Haskins is a former singer with 1950s and 1960s doo-wop group, The Parliaments. He is a founding member of the groundbreaking and influential 1970s funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, also known as Parliament-Funkadelic. He left Parliament-Funkadelic in 1977 to pursue a...
, singer and guitarist for Parliament-Funkadelic - María Fernanda MaloMaría Fernanda MaloMaría Fernanda Malo is a Mexican film and television actress, best known for her role in the telenovela Rebelde.-Personal life:...
, aka Fuzz, a Mexican actress - Fuzz Scoota, a Detroit-based underground rapper
- Fuzzy WuzzyFuzzy WuzzyFuzzy-Wuzzy can refer to:* Hadendoa, an East African tribe* Fuzzy-Wuzzy, a poem by Rudyard Kipling* Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels, the name given Papua New Guineans who assisted injured Australian troops during World War II...
- Mark RonsonMark RonsonMark Daniel Ronson is an English DJ, guitarist, music producer, artist and co-founder of Allido Records. He currently works with his band under the music alias of Mark Ronson & The Business Intl....
, Mark 'The Fuzz' Ronson - Fuzzy wuzzy angelsFuzzy wuzzy angelsThe Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels was the name given by Australian troops to a group of Papua New Guinean people who, during World War II, assisted and escorted injured Australian troops down the Kokoda trail...
, a group of Papua New Guinean people - Fuzzy ZoellerFuzzy ZoellerFrank Urban "Fuzzy" Zoeller, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He is one of three golfers to have won The Masters in his first appearance in the event. He also won the 1984 U.S. Open, which earned him the 1985 Bob Jones Award....
, golfer - Steve "Fuzz" KmakSteve KmakSteve "Fuzz" Kmak is an American bass guitar player, best known for his work with the heavy metal band Disturbed. Kmak founded the band Brawl in 1994 with guitarist Dan Donegan and drummer Mike Wengren. They played small clubs in Chicago before singer David Draiman answered their ad, after which...
, former bassist for Disturbed - James "Fuzz" San Giovanni of Deep Banana BlackoutDeep Banana BlackoutDeep Banana Blackout is a New Orleans style Jazz-funk band from Fairfield County, Connecticut. Formed in the summer of 1995 when members of two bands joined forces in their spare time to run through old Funk & Soul standards...
- Robert "Fuzz" Townshend, drummer
- Faustina "Fuzzy" AgolleyFaustina AgolleyFaustina "Fuzzy" Agolley is an Australian television presenter who hosted the long-running music television show Video Hits until it was canceled in 2011...
, host of Australian TV show Video Hits