Aggregation functions on n-dimensional ordered vectors equipped with an admissible order and an application in multi-criteria group decision-making
Milfont, Thadeu
Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Arido (UFERSA)
Mezzomo, Ivan
Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Arido (UFERSA)
Bedregal, Benjamin
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Bustince, Humberto
Universidad Publica de Navarra
Journal
International Journal of Approximate Reasoning
ISSN
0888-613X
1873-4731
Open Access
bronze
Volume
137
Start page
34
End page
50
n-Dimensional fuzzy sets are a fuzzy set extension where the membership values are n-tuples of real numbers in the unit interval [0, 1] increasingly ordered, called n-dimensional intervals. The set of n-dimensional intervals is denoted by L-n([0, 1]). This paper aims to investigate semi-vector spaces over a weak semifield and aggregation functions concerning an admissible order on the set of n-dimensional intervals and the construction of aggregation functions on L-n([0, 1]) based on the operations of the semi-vector spaces. In particular, extensions of the family of OWA and weighted average aggregation functions are investigated. Finally, we develop a multi-criteria group decision-making method based on n-dimensional aggregation functions with respect to an admissible order and give an illustrative example. (C) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.