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Numerical Representation of Preferences over Random Availability Functions

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We interpret a fuzzy set as a random availability function and provide sufficient conditions under which a preference relation over the set of all random availability functions can be represented by a utility function.

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  • Somdeb Lahiri, 2025. "Numerical Representation of Preferences over Random Availability Functions," Papers 2504.18863, arXiv.org, revised May 2025.
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    1. Somdeb Lahiri, 2025. "Lexicographic Preferences over Random Availability Functions," Papers 2505.12997, arXiv.org.

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