Probability of a fuzzy event: An axiomatic approach

Axioms are proposed that could justify the natural definition of the probability of a fuzzy event initially given by Zadeh. They are based (1) on the postulate that the sum of the conditional probability of a fuzzy event and of its complement given any fuzzy event adds to one or (2) on soft independence for orthogonal sets with independent constitutive elements. A general postulate is also required concerning the complement of a fuzzy set. The classical definition of the operator representing the complement can also be deduced.