{"title":"New results on α-cuts of type-2 fuzzy sets","authors":"Wei Zhang , Bao Qing Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.fss.2024.109152","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The <em>α</em>-cut (i.e., <em>α</em>-plane) of type-2 fuzzy sets is a very useful tool for computation. However, there are some theoretical mistakes in type-2 fuzzy sets literature discussing the topic of <em>α</em>-cuts. This paper will illustrate these mistakes through examples and specifically address the two new questions induced by them: (1) Taking the <em>α</em>-cut (resp. <em>α</em>-strong cut) of the result obtained by performing a <em>T</em>-extension operation of ⁎ (i.e., t-norm extension operation of a general binary operation) on two type-2 fuzzy sets is equal to what? (2) What conditions are required for taking the <em>α</em>-cut (resp. <em>α</em>-strong cut) of the result obtained by performing a <em>T</em>-extension operation of ⁎ on two type-2 fuzzy sets to be equal to performing the ⁎ operation on the <em>α</em>-cuts (resp. <em>α</em>-strong cuts) of these two type-2 fuzzy sets? Finally, we will get a comprehensive answer to these two questions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55130,"journal":{"name":"Fuzzy Sets and Systems","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Fuzzy Sets and Systems","FirstCategoryId":"100","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165011424002987","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The α-cut (i.e., α-plane) of type-2 fuzzy sets is a very useful tool for computation. However, there are some theoretical mistakes in type-2 fuzzy sets literature discussing the topic of α-cuts. This paper will illustrate these mistakes through examples and specifically address the two new questions induced by them: (1) Taking the α-cut (resp. α-strong cut) of the result obtained by performing a T-extension operation of ⁎ (i.e., t-norm extension operation of a general binary operation) on two type-2 fuzzy sets is equal to what? (2) What conditions are required for taking the α-cut (resp. α-strong cut) of the result obtained by performing a T-extension operation of ⁎ on two type-2 fuzzy sets to be equal to performing the ⁎ operation on the α-cuts (resp. α-strong cuts) of these two type-2 fuzzy sets? Finally, we will get a comprehensive answer to these two questions.
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Since its launching in 1978, the journal Fuzzy Sets and Systems has been devoted to the international advancement of the theory and application of fuzzy sets and systems. The theory of fuzzy sets now encompasses a well organized corpus of basic notions including (and not restricted to) aggregation operations, a generalized theory of relations, specific measures of information content, a calculus of fuzzy numbers. Fuzzy sets are also the cornerstone of a non-additive uncertainty theory, namely possibility theory, and of a versatile tool for both linguistic and numerical modeling: fuzzy rule-based systems. Numerous works now combine fuzzy concepts with other scientific disciplines as well as modern technologies.
In mathematics fuzzy sets have triggered new research topics in connection with category theory, topology, algebra, analysis. Fuzzy sets are also part of a recent trend in the study of generalized measures and integrals, and are combined with statistical methods. Furthermore, fuzzy sets have strong logical underpinnings in the tradition of many-valued logics.