Abstract:
In this paper, we propose and describe the six characteristics of
trust. Based on the six proposed characteristics, we determine
why trust is fuzzy. The term 'fuzzy' in this paper not in the sense
of the precise defmitions given in the Fuzzy Systems literature but
to indicate a certain vagueness, complexity or ill-definition and
qualitative characterization rather than quantitative representation
and dynamic.
We then determine why due to the six characteristics of trust, trust
is dynamic. We then propose a modeling language tool to model
the fuzzy and dynamic nature of trust.
