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Convexity and level sets for interval-valued fuzzy sets

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  • Pedro Huidobro

    (University of Oviedo
    Matej Bel University)

  • Pedro Alonso

    (University of Oviedo)

  • Vladimír Janiš

    (Matej Bel University
    Tomas Bata University in Zlín)

  • Susana Montes

    (University of Oviedo)

Abstract

Convexity is a deeply studied concept since it is very useful in many fields of mathematics, like optimization. When we deal with imprecision, the convexity is required as well and some important applications can be found fuzzy optimization, in particular convexity of fuzzy sets. In this paper we have extended the notion of convexity for interval-valued fuzzy sets in order to be able to cover some wider area of imprecision. We show some of its interesting properties, and study the preservation under the intersection and the cutworthy property. Finally, we applied convexity to decision-making problems.

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  • Pedro Huidobro & Pedro Alonso & Vladimír Janiš & Susana Montes, 2022. "Convexity and level sets for interval-valued fuzzy sets," Fuzzy Optimization and Decision Making, Springer, vol. 21(4), pages 553-580, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:fuzodm:v:21:y:2022:i:4:d:10.1007_s10700-021-09376-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s10700-021-09376-7
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