An overview on the 2-tuple linguistic model for computing with words in decision making: Extensions, applications and challenges

Information Sciences

Volumn 207, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-18

  Martinez L ^a   Herrera, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

2 Tuple linguistic representation model; Computing with words; Fuzzy linguistic approach; Linguistic variable

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FUZZY LOGIC; SOFT COMPUTING;

2-TUPLE LINGUISTIC MODELS; 2-TUPLE LINGUISTIC REPRESENTATION MODELS; COMPUTING WITH WORD (CWW); FUZZY LINGUISTIC APPROACH; LINGUISTIC INFORMATION; LINGUISTIC VARIABLE; PROBABILISTIC MODELS; REAL-WORLD PROBLEM;

LINGUISTICS;

EID: 84861602885     PISSN: 00200255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2012.04.025     Document Type: Article

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