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    Left and right compatibility of strict orders with fuzzy tolerance and fuzzy equivalence relations

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    The notion of extensionality of a fuzzy relation w.r.t. a fuzzy equivalence was first introduced by Hohle and Blanchard. Belohlavek introduced a similar definition of compatibility of a fuzzy relation w.r.t. a fuzzy equality. In [14] we generalized this notion to left compatibility, right compatibility and compatibility of arbitrary fuzzy relations and we characterized them in terms of left and right traces introduced by Fodor. In this note, we will again investigate these notions, but this time we focus on the compatibility of strict orders with fuzzy tolerance and fuzzy equivalence relations

    Extended fuzzy relations: Application to fuzzy expert systems

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    AbstractThis paper introduces the concept of an extended fuzzy relation, which is a relation whose values are vectors of fuzzy relations, some of which may also be extended fuzzy relations. Our motivation is to use extended fuzzy relations to replace blocks of rules in a fuzzy expert system with one rule. The extended fuzzy relation method is shown to contain the generalized modus ponens as a special case. The construction of extended fuzzy relations is illustrated in two examples taken from diagnosing mental disorders and image processing. We argue that the existence of an extended fuzzy relation for a block of rules may be a criterion for parallel execution of this block instead of sequential firing of the rules

    A Novel Method of the Generalized Interval-Valued Fuzzy Rough Approximation Operators

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    Rough set theory is a suitable tool for dealing with the imprecision, uncertainty, incompleteness, and vagueness of knowledge. In this paper, new lower and upper approximation operators for generalized fuzzy rough sets are constructed, and their definitions are expanded to the interval-valued environment. Furthermore, the properties of this type of rough sets are analyzed. These operators are shown to be equivalent to the generalized interval fuzzy rough approximation operators introduced by Dubois, which are determined by any interval-valued fuzzy binary relation expressed in a generalized approximation space. Main properties of these operators are discussed under different interval-valued fuzzy binary relations, and the illustrative examples are given to demonstrate the main features of the proposed operators

    Incomplete interval fuzzy preference relations and their applications

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    This paper investigates incomplete interval fuzzy preference relations. A characterization, which is proposed by Herrera-Viedma et al. (2004), of the additive consistency property of the fuzzy preference relations is extended to a more general case. This property is further generalized to interval fuzzy preference relations (IFPRs) based on additive transitivity. Subsequently, we examine how to characterize IFPR. Using these new characterizations, we propose a method to construct an additive consistent IFPR from a set of n − 1 preference data and an estimation algorithm for acceptable incomplete IFPRs with more known elements. Numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness and practicality of the solution process

    Generalized Regular Fuzzy Irresolute Mappings and Their Applications

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    In this paper, the notion of generalized regular fuzzy irresolute, generalized regular fuzzy irresolute open  and generalized regular fuzzy irresolute closed maps in fuzzy  topological spaces are introduced and studied. Moreover, some separation axioms and rr-GRF-separated sets are established. Also, the relations between generalized regular fuzzy continuous maps and generalized regular fuzzy irresolute maps are investigated. As a natural follow-up of the study of r-generalized regular fuzzy open sets, the concept of r-generalized regular fuzzy connectedness of a fuzzy set is introduced and studied

    A new characterization of fuzzy ideals of semigroups and its applications

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    In this paper, we develop a new technique for constructing fuzzy ideals of a semigroup. By using generalized Green\u27s relations, fuzzy star ideals are constructed. It is shown that the new fuzzy ideal of a semigroup can be used to investigate the relationship between fuzzy sets and abundance and regularity for an arbitrary semigroup. Appropriate examples of such fuzzy ideals are given in order to illustrate the technique. Finally, we explain when a semigroup satisfies conditions of regularity
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