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Certain types of irregular m-polar fuzzy graphs

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The notion of an m-polar fuzzy set is a generalization of a bipolar fuzzy set. We apply the concept of m-polar fuzzy sets to graphs. We introduce certain types of irregular m-polar fuzzy graphs and investigate some of their properties. We describe the concepts of types of irregular m-polar fuzzy graphs with several examples. We also present applications of m-polar fuzzy graphs in decision making and social network as examples.

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    Muhammad Akram & Hafiza Raheela Younas

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Akram, M., Younas, H.R. Certain types of irregular m-polar fuzzy graphs. J. Appl. Math. Comput. 53, 365–382 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12190-015-0972-9

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