Distances and similarities in intuitionistic fuzzy sets (Q368242)

This research monograph provides a detailed study of important concepts of distance and similarity in the theory of intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IFSs). Both concepts are crucial in situations when we need to quantify and aggregate information expressed by IFSs. An IFS \(A\) on a domain \(X\) is defined using two functions from \(X\) to \([0, 1]\): the degrees of membership \(\mu_A(x)\) and the degrees of non-membership \(\nu_A(x)\), \(x \in X\), and it holds \(\mu_A(x) + \nu_A(x) \leq 1\). The hesitation margin of \(x\) in \(A\) is defined as \(\pi_A(x) = 1 - \mu_A(x) - \nu_A(x)\). Two possibilities of representing IFSs are considered. The first possibility takes into account the membership values and the non-membership values (so-called two-term representation). The second possibility considers also the hesitation margin values (three-term representation). Distances and similarities are generated using both representations. Results obtained in applications can differ for the two representation types of IFSs. A well-known correspondence of the concepts of distance and similarity, valid for crisp and fuzzy sets, is discussed in the case of IFSs. Besides theoretical results, the book also contains material valuable for applications: an algorithm for automatic derivation of IFSs from data, an approach to ranking the intuitionistic fuzzy alternatives and, finally, a computation of the correlation between IFSs.