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We extend the ordered weighted averaging (OWA) operator to a provide a new class of operators called the generalized OWA (GOWA) operators. These operators add to the OWA operator an additional parameter controlling the power to which the argument values are raised. We look at some special cases of these operators. One important case corresponds to the generalized mean and another special case is the ordered weighted geometric operator.
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Yager, R.R. Generalized OWA Aggregation Operators. Fuzzy Optimization and Decision Making 3, 93–107 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:FODM.0000013074.68765.97
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