Trapezoidal Approximation of a Fuzzy Number Preserving the Expected Interval and Including the Core

B. Asady

Department of Mathematics, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran.

DOI: 10.4236/ajor.2013.32027                

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce a method to obtain the nearest trapezoidal approximation of fuzzy numbers so that preserving conditions expect interval and include the core of a fuzzy number.

Keywords

Trapezoidal Approximation; Fuzzy Number; Fuzzy Partition; Fuzzy Approximation; Trapezoidal Fuzzy Numbers

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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