Abstract The purpose of this paper is to extend the TOPSIS (Technique for Order Performance by Similarity to Ideal Solution) method for solving multiple attribute decision making (MADM) problems with trapezoid fuzzy linguistic variables. To begin with, this paper introduces the concept of the trapezoid fuzzy linguistic variables, and defines the distance between two trapezoid fuzzy linguistic v...

In this paper, we investigate the multiple attribute decision making (MADM) in uncertain linguistic setting where the information about attribute weights is incompletely known and the attribute values are uncertain linguistic variables, and the decision maker (DM) has preferences on alternatives. We establish two optimization models, which minimize deviations between the overall attribute valu...

The interval neutrosophic uncertain linguistic variables can easily express the indeterminate and inconsistent information in real world, and TOPSIS is a very effective decision making method more and more extensive applications. In this paper, we will extend the TOPSIS method to deal with the interval neutrosophic uncertain linguistic information, and propose an extended TOPSIS method to solve...

The interval neutrosophic uncertain linguistic variables can easily express the indeterminate and inconsistent information in real world, and TOPSIS is a very effective decision making method more and more extensive applications. In this paper, we will extend the TOPSIS method to deal with the interval neutrosophic uncertain linguistic information, and propose an extended TOPSIS method to solve...

A linguistic model of the query subsystem of an information retrieval systems based on the concept of linguistic variables 12] is presented. Queries are weighted by means of the linguistic weights expressing a semantic of importance. A weighted query evaluation mechanism based on the Linguistic Weighted Disjunction operator and the Linguistic Weighted Conjunction operator 7] is given.

Abstract The social categories that characterize a speaker frequently correlate with the use of specific linguistic variables. Research suggests such correlations are sometimes recognized as socially-indexed meanings. This study examines Japanese individuals’ attitudes toward variables have been shown to category gender in production. In particular, we contrast patterns gendered variation (i) p...

A concept of multi-valued cognitive maps is introduced in this paper. The expands the fuzzy one. However, all variables and weights are not linearly ordered concept, but only partially-ordered. Such an approach allows us to operate with partially-ordered linguistic directly, without vague fuzzification/defuzzification methods. Hence, we may consider more subtle differences degrees experts' unce...