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The aim of this paper is to propose a new type of preference relation, the intuitionistic fuzzy linguistic preference relation (IFLPR). Taking as base the 2-tuple fuzzy linguistic representation model, we introduce the definition of the IFLPR, and its transitivity properties. We present an approach to group decision making based on IFLPRs and incomplete-IFLPRs, respectively. The score function and accuracy function are applied to the ranking and selection of alternatives. Finally, we give an example of IFLPRs in group decision making, and a comparative of the exploitation of the IFLPR with the exploitation of the traditional fuzzy linguistic preference relations.
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Zhang, Y., Ma, H., Liu, B. et al. Group decision making with 2-tuple intuitionistic fuzzy linguistic preference relations. Soft Comput 16, 1439–1446 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-012-0847-z
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