A unified view of ranking techniques for fuzzy numbers
Published 1 January 1999
D. F. DuBois, Henri Prade
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The paper provides a structured discussion of the numerous approaches which have been proposed for ranking fuzzy numbers and provides a basis for comparing fuzzy ranking methods.
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