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We introduce a codomain to represent semiorders, total preorders and interval orders by means of a single map. We characterize the semiorders that are representable in the extended real line.
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The authors acknowledge financial support from the Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain under grant MTM2009-12872-C02-02 and from the UPV/EHU under grants GIU07/27 and UFI11/52.
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Estevan, A., Gutiérrez García, J. & Induráin, E. Numerical Representation of Semiorders. Order 30, 455–462 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11083-012-9255-3
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