# The Nature of the Unnormalized Beliefs Encountered in the Transferable Belief Model

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1303.5430 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1303.5430/

## Key facts

- Cited by 3 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 13 Mar 2013.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

Within the transferable belief model, positive basic belief masses can be allocated to the empty set, leading to unnormalized belief functions. The nature of these unnormalized beliefs is analyzed.