Computing with Words with Symmetry
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Computer".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 63
Special Issue Editors
Interests: multicriteria decision making; computing with words; fuzzy logic; machine learning; operations management
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Interests: multicriteria decision-making methods; fuzzy logic; computer with words; group decision making; logistics and supply chain; circular economy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Computing with words (CWW) has emerged as a versatile approach for decision-making, control systems, and data analysis in complex and uncertain environments. CWW enables flexible, intuitive, and human-centered solutions by processing linguistic information rather than numerical data. Applications cover fields such as operation management, engineering, medical diagnosis, environmental studies, and finance.
Various techniques support CWW, including fuzzy sets, type-2 fuzzy sets, intuitionistic fuzzy sets, hesitant fuzzy sets, grey systems, linguistic rough sets, soft sets, 2-tuple fuzzy linguistic representation, and linguistic Z-numbers. These methods enhance the modeling of linguistic terms, uncertainty, and reliability in human reasoning. Symmetry often supports these models, particularly in the design of linguistic terms, membership functions, and mathematical operations, ensuring consistency and coherence.
This Special Issue of Symmetry focuses on recent advances in CWW. We seek theoretical and applied studies that advance CWW and provide new insights and practical solutions to real-world challenges. We invite original research on topics including, but not limited to, new CWW methodologies, enhancements to existing techniques, innovative applications of CWW, and comparative studies. We also encourage submissions of systematic reviews on the state of the art of CWW topics. Contributions exploring the role of symmetry within these methodologies are also welcome.
Prof. Dr. Francisco Rodrigues Lima Junior
Prof. Dr. Nadya Regina Galo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- computing with words
- fuzzy sets
- intuitionistic fuzzy sets
- 2-tuple fuzzy linguistic representation
- hesitant fuzzy sets
- grey systems
- rough sets
- soft sets
- Z-numbers
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