Z-Numbers
摘要
According to Zadeh (Inf Sci 181:2923–2932, 2011), a Z-number consists of two parts such as constraint and reliability of the constraint. Such a number simultaneously covers uncertainty and its probability. Therefore, using Z-numbers, the uncertainty of an event can be closer to real-world situations compared to the classical fuzzy numbers. On the other hand, Z-numbers can be a very good choice in order to reflect the uncertain nature of real-world decision-making problems (Liao et al. in Inf Sci 663, 2024).