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New exponential operation laws and operators for interval-valued q-rung orthopair fuzzy sets in group decision making process

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The paper aims to introduce the novel concept of q-connection number (q-CN) for interval-valued q-rung orthopair fuzzy set (IVq-ROFSs) and thus to develop a method for solving the multiple-attribute group decision making (MAGDM) problem. The IVq-ROFS is a tool to represent the uncertain information with an integer parameter \(q\ge 1\), while the connection number (CN) processes the uncertainties and certainties into a single system with three degrees, namely “identity”, “contrary” and “discrepancy”. Driven by these required properties, this paper introduces a q-CN for IVq-ROFSs to represent the information in a more concise way. To this end, we divide the paper into three aspects. First, we define q-CN and a scoring function to evaluate the numbers. Second, we give some new q-exponential operation laws (q-EOLs) and operators over q-CNs in which bases are real numbers and exponents are q-CNs. Moreover, we define an operator based on these laws and derive their properties. Third, a novel MAGDM method for solving decision problems with IVq-ROFS information is illustrated with several examples. The advantages and superiority analysis of the proposed framework are also given to assert the results.

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Garg, H. New exponential operation laws and operators for interval-valued q-rung orthopair fuzzy sets in group decision making process. Neural Comput & Applic 33, 13937–13963 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-021-06036-0

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