Pythagorean Fuzzy Overlap Functions and Corresponding Fuzzy Rough Sets for Multi-Attribute Decision Making
As a non-associative connective in fuzzy logic, the analysis and research of overlap functions have been extended to many generalized cases, such as interval-valued and intuitionistic fuzzy overlap functions (IFOFs). However, overlap functions face challenges in the Pythagorean fuzzy (PF) environmen...
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| description | As a non-associative connective in fuzzy logic, the analysis and research of overlap functions have been extended to many generalized cases, such as interval-valued and intuitionistic fuzzy overlap functions (IFOFs). However, overlap functions face challenges in the Pythagorean fuzzy (PF) environment. This paper first extends overlap functions to the PF domain by proposing PF overlap functions (PFOFs), discussing their representable forms, and providing a general construction method. It then introduces a new PF similarity measure which addresses issues in existing measures (e.g., the inability to measure the similarity of certain PF numbers) and demonstrates its effectiveness through comparisons with other methods, using several examples in fractional form. Based on the proposed PFOFs and their induced residual implication, new generalized PF rough sets (PFRSs) are constructed, which extend the PFRS models. The relevant properties of their approximation operators are explored, and they are generalized to the dual-domain case. Due to the introduction of hesitation in IF and PF sets, the approximate accuracy of classical rough sets is no longer applicable. Therefore, a new PFRS approximate accuracy is developed which generalizes the approximate accuracy of classical rough sets and remains applicable to the classical case. Finally, three multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) algorithms based on PF information are proposed, and their effectiveness and rationality are validated through examples, making them more flexible for solving MCDM problems in the PF environment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0795dee69cb74b5ba3e06480766dbff52025-08-20T02:42:30ZengMDPI AGFractal and Fractional2504-31102025-03-019316810.3390/fractalfract9030168Pythagorean Fuzzy Overlap Functions and Corresponding Fuzzy Rough Sets for Multi-Attribute Decision MakingYongjun Yan0Jingqian Wang1Xiaohong Zhang2School of Mathematics and Data Science, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an 710021, ChinaSchool of Mathematics and Data Science, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an 710021, ChinaSchool of Mathematics and Data Science, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an 710021, ChinaAs a non-associative connective in fuzzy logic, the analysis and research of overlap functions have been extended to many generalized cases, such as interval-valued and intuitionistic fuzzy overlap functions (IFOFs). However, overlap functions face challenges in the Pythagorean fuzzy (PF) environment. This paper first extends overlap functions to the PF domain by proposing PF overlap functions (PFOFs), discussing their representable forms, and providing a general construction method. It then introduces a new PF similarity measure which addresses issues in existing measures (e.g., the inability to measure the similarity of certain PF numbers) and demonstrates its effectiveness through comparisons with other methods, using several examples in fractional form. Based on the proposed PFOFs and their induced residual implication, new generalized PF rough sets (PFRSs) are constructed, which extend the PFRS models. The relevant properties of their approximation operators are explored, and they are generalized to the dual-domain case. Due to the introduction of hesitation in IF and PF sets, the approximate accuracy of classical rough sets is no longer applicable. Therefore, a new PFRS approximate accuracy is developed which generalizes the approximate accuracy of classical rough sets and remains applicable to the classical case. Finally, three multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) algorithms based on PF information are proposed, and their effectiveness and rationality are validated through examples, making them more flexible for solving MCDM problems in the PF environment.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3110/9/3/168fuzzy logicPF overlap functionsimilarity measurePF rough setMCDM |
| spellingShingle | Yongjun Yan Jingqian Wang Xiaohong Zhang Pythagorean Fuzzy Overlap Functions and Corresponding Fuzzy Rough Sets for Multi-Attribute Decision Making Fractal and Fractional fuzzy logic PF overlap function similarity measure PF rough set MCDM |
| title | Pythagorean Fuzzy Overlap Functions and Corresponding Fuzzy Rough Sets for Multi-Attribute Decision Making |
| title_full | Pythagorean Fuzzy Overlap Functions and Corresponding Fuzzy Rough Sets for Multi-Attribute Decision Making |
| title_fullStr | Pythagorean Fuzzy Overlap Functions and Corresponding Fuzzy Rough Sets for Multi-Attribute Decision Making |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pythagorean Fuzzy Overlap Functions and Corresponding Fuzzy Rough Sets for Multi-Attribute Decision Making |
| title_short | Pythagorean Fuzzy Overlap Functions and Corresponding Fuzzy Rough Sets for Multi-Attribute Decision Making |
| title_sort | pythagorean fuzzy overlap functions and corresponding fuzzy rough sets for multi attribute decision making |
| topic | fuzzy logic PF overlap function similarity measure PF rough set MCDM |
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