A Comparative Study of Different Order Relations of Intervals

The objective of this paper is to study the existing denitions of interval order relations for comparing intervals in the context of decisionmaking problems. First, a detailed survey of existing denitions is presented, along with the advantages and drawbacks of each. Then, a global comparison is performed, taking the best order relations from each group. Finally, a conclusion is drawn about the best order relations.

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