Abstract
For , the notion of -interval neutrosophic subalgebra in -algebra is introduced, and their properties and relations are investigated. The notion of interval neutrosophic length of an interval neutrosophic set is also introduced, and related properties are investigated.
MSC:
06F35; 03G25; 03B52
1. Introduction
Intuitionistic fuzzy set, which is introduced by Atanassov [1], is a generalization of Zadeh’s fuzzy sets [2], and consider both truth-membership and falsity-membership. Since the sum of degree true, indeterminacy and false is one in intuitionistic fuzzy sets, incomplete information is handled in intuitionistic fuzzy sets. On the other hand, neutrosophic sets can handle the indeterminate information and inconsistent information that exist commonly in belief systems in a neutrosophic set since indeterminacy is quantified explicitly and truth-membership, indeterminacy-membership and falsity-membership are independent, which is mentioned in [3]. As a formal framework that generalizes the concept of the classic set, fuzzy set, interval valued fuzzy set, intuitionistic fuzzy set, interval valued intuitionistic fuzzy set and paraconsistent set, etc., the neutrosophic set is developed by Smarandache [4,5], which is applied to various parts, including algebra, topology, control theory, decision-making problems, medicines and in many real-life problems. The concept of interval neutrosophic sets is presented by Wang et al. [6], and it is more precise and more flexible than the single-valued neutrosophic set. The interval neutrosophic set can represent uncertain, imprecise, incomplete and inconsistent information, which exists in the real world. -algebra is introduced by Imai and Iséki [7], and it has been applied to several branches of mathematics, such as group theory, functional analysis, probability theory and topology, etc. As a generalization of -algebra, Iséki introduced the notion of -algebra (see [8]).
In this article, we discuss interval neutrosophic sets in -algebra. We introduce the notion of -interval neutrosophic subalgebra in -algebra for , and investigate their properties and relations. We also introduce the notion of interval neutrosophic length of an interval neutrosophic set, and investigate related properties.
2. Preliminaries
By a -algebra, we mean a system in which the following axioms hold:
- (I)
- (II)
- (III)
- (IV)
for all If a -algebra X satisfies for all then we say that X is -algebra.
A non-empty subset S of a -algebra X is called a subalgebra of X if for all .
The collection of all -algebra and all -algebra are denoted by and , respectively. In addition, .
We refer the reader to the books [9,10] for further information regarding -algebra.
By a fuzzy structure over a nonempty set X, we mean an ordered pair of X and a fuzzy set on X.
Definition 1
([11]). For any , a fuzzy structure over is called a
- fuzzy subalgebra of with type 1 (briefly, 1-fuzzy subalgebra of ) if
- fuzzy subalgebra of with type 2 (briefly, 2-fuzzy subalgebra of ) if
- fuzzy subalgebra of with type 3 (briefly, 3-fuzzy subalgebra of ) if
- fuzzy subalgebra of with type 4 (briefly, 4-fuzzy subalgebra of ) if
Let X be a non-empty set. A neutrosophic set (NS) in X (see [4]) is a structure of the form:
where is a truth-membership function, is an indeterminate membership function, and is a false membership function.
An interval neutrosophic set (INS) A in X is characterized by truth-membership function , indeterminacy membership function and falsity-membership function . For each point x in X, (see [3,6]).
3. Interval Neutrosophic Subalgebra
In what follows, let and be the family of all subintervals of unless otherwise specified.
Definition 2
([3,6]). An interval neutrosophic set in a nonempty set X is a structure of the form:
where
which is called interval truth-membership function,
which is called interval indeterminacy-membership function, and
which is called interval falsity-membership function.
For the sake of simplicity, we will use the notation for the interval neutrosophic set
Given an interval neutrosophic set in X, we consider the following functions:
and
Definition 3.
For any , an interval neutrosophic set in X is called a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of X if the following assertions are valid.
- (1)
- is an i-fuzzy subalgebra of and is a j-fuzzy subalgebra of ,
- (2)
- is a k-fuzzy subalgebra of and is an l-fuzzy subalgebra of ,
- (3)
- is an m-fuzzy subalgebra of and is an n-fuzzy subalgebra of .
Example 1.
Consider a -algebra with the binary operation *, which is given in Table 1 (see [10]).
Table 1.
Cayley table for the binary operation “*”.
(1) Let be an interval neutrosophic set in for which and are given as follows:
and
It is routine to verify that is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of .
(2) Let be an interval neutrosophic set in for which and are given as follows:
and
By routine calculations, we know that is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of .
Example 2.
Consider a -algebra with the binary operation *, which is given in Table 2 (see [10]).
Table 2.
Cayley table for the binary operation “*”.
Let be an interval neutrosophic set in for which and are given as follows:
and
Routine calculations show that is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of . However, it is not a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of since
and/or
In addition, it is not a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of since
and/or
Let be an interval neutrosophic set in X. We consider the following sets:
and
where , , , , and are numbers in .
Theorem 1.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of for , then , , , , and are either empty or subalgebra of for all , , , , , .
Proof.
Assume that is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of . Then, , and are 1-fuzzy subalgebra of X; and , and are 4-fuzzy subalgebra of X. Let , be such that and are nonempty. For any , if , then and , and so
that is, . If , then and , which imply that
that is, . Hence, and are subalgebra of for all , . Similarly, we can prove that , , and are either empty or subalgebra of for all , , , . Suppose that is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of . Then, , and are 3-fuzzy subalgebra of X; and , and are 4-fuzzy subalgebra of X. Let and be such that and are nonempty. Let . Then, and . It follows that
and so . Thus, is a subalgebra of . If , then and . Hence,
and so . Thus, is a subalgebra of . Similarly, we can show that , , and are either empty or subalgebra of for all , , , . ☐
Since every 2-fuzzy subalgebra is a 4-fuzzy subalgebra, we have the following corollary.
Corollary 1.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of for , then , , , , and are either empty or subalgebra of for all , , , , , .
By a similar way to the proof of Theorem 1, we have the following theorems.
Theorem 2.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of for , then , , , , and are either empty or subalgebra of for all , , , , , .
Corollary 2.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of for , then , , , , and are either empty or subalgebra of for all , , , , , .
Theorem 3.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of for , then , , , , and are either empty or subalgebra of for all , , , , , .
Corollary 3.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of for , then , , , , and are either empty or subalgebra of for all , , , , , .
Theorem 4.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of for , then , , , , and are either empty or subalgebra of for all , , , , , .
Corollary 4.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of for , then , , , , and are either empty or subalgebra of for all , , , , , .
Theorem 5.
Let be an interval neutrosophic set in X in which , , , , and are nonempty subalgebra of for all , , , , , . Then, is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of .
Proof.
Suppose that is not a 1-fuzzy subalgebra of . Then, there exists such that
If we take , then but . This is a contradiction, and so is a 1-fuzzy subalgebra of . If is not a 4-fuzzy subalgebra of , then
for some , and so and by taking
This is a contradiction, and therefore is a 4-fuzzy subalgebra of . Similarly, we can verify that is a 1-fuzzy subalgebra of and is a 4-fuzzy subalgebra of ; and is a 1-fuzzy subalgebra of and is a 4-fuzzy subalgebra of . Consequently, is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of . ☐
Using the similar method to the proof of Theorem 5, we get the following theorems.
Theorem 6.
Let be an interval neutrosophic set in X in which , , , , and are nonempty subalgebra of for all , , , , , . Then, is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of .
Theorem 7.
Let be an interval neutrosophic set in X in which , , , , and are nonempty subalgebra of for all , , , , , . Then, is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of .
Theorem 8.
Let be an interval neutrosophic set in X in which , , , , and are nonempty subalgebra of for all , , , , , . Then, is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of .
4. Interval Neutrosophic Lengths
Definition 4.
Given an interval neutrosophic set in X, we define the interval neutrosophic length of as an ordered triple where
and
which are called interval neutrosophic T-length, interval neutrosophic I-length and interval neutrosophic F-length of , respectively.
Example 3.
Consider the interval neutrosophic set in X, which is given in Example 2. Then, the interval neutrosophic length of is given by Table 3.
Table 3.
Interval neutrosophic length of .
Theorem 9.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of for , then , and are 3-fuzzy subalgebra of .
Proof.
Assume that is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of . Then, , and are 2-fuzzy subalgebra of X, and , and are 3-fuzzy subalgebra of X. Thus,
and
for all . It follows that
and
Hence,
and
for all . Therefore, , and are 3-fuzzy subalgebra of .
Suppose that is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of . Then, , and are 4-fuzzy subalgebra of X, and , and are 3-fuzzy subalgebra of X. Hence,
and
for all . Label (5) implies that
If , then
If , then
It follows that . Therefore, is a 3-fuzzy subalgebra of . Similarly, we can show that and are 3-fuzzy subalgebra of . ☐
Corollary 5.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of for , then , and are 1-fuzzy subalgebra of .
Theorem 10.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of , then , and are 4-fuzzy subalgebra of .
Proof.
Let be a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of . Then, , and are 3-fuzzy subalgebra of X, and , and are 4-fuzzy subalgebra of X. Thus,
and
for all . It follows from Label (6) that
Assume that . Then,
If , then
Hence, for all . By a similar way, we can prove that
and
for all . Therefore, , and are 4-fuzzy subalgebra of . ☐
Theorem 11.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of , then , and are 2-fuzzy subalgebra of .
Proof.
Assume that is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of . Then, , and are 3-fuzzy subalgebra of X, and , and are 2-fuzzy subalgebra of X. Hence,
and
for all , which imply that
and
It follows that
and
for all . Hence, , and are 2-fuzzy subalgebra of . ☐
Corollary 6.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of , then , and are 4-fuzzy subalgebra of .
Theorem 12.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of for , then
- (1)
- is a 3-fuzzy subalgebra of .
- (2)
- is a 4-fuzzy subalgebra of .
- (3)
- is a 2-fuzzy subalgebra of .
Proof.
Assume that is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of . Then, is a 4-fuzzy subalgebra of X, is a 3-fuzzy subalgebra of X, is a 3-fuzzy subalgebra of X, is a 4-fuzzy subalgebra of X, is a 3-fuzzy subalgebra of X, and is a 2-fuzzy subalgebra of X. Hence,
and
for all . Then,
by Label (7). It follows from Label (8) that
or
and so that for all . Thus, is a 3-fuzzy subalgebra of . The condition (10) implies that
Corollary 7.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of for , then
- (1)
- is a 1-fuzzy subalgebra of .
- (2)
- and are 4-fuzzy subalgebra of .
By a similar way to the proof of Theorem 12, we have the following theorems.
Theorem 13.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of for , then
- (1)
- is a 3-fuzzy subalgebra of .
- (2)
- and are 2-fuzzy subalgebra of .
Corollary 8.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of for , then
- (1)
- is a 1-fuzzy subalgebra of .
- (2)
- and are 4-fuzzy subalgebra of .
Theorem 14.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of for , then
- (1)
- and are 3-fuzzy subalgebra of .
- (2)
- is a 2-fuzzy subalgebra of .
Corollary 9.
If an interval neutrosophic set in X is a -interval neutrosophic subalgebra of for , then
- (1)
- and are 1-fuzzy subalgebra of .
- (2)
- is a 4-fuzzy subalgebra of .
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank the anonymous reviewers for their valuable suggestions.
Author Contributions
Young Bae Jun conceived and designed the main idea and wrote the paper, Seon Jeong Kim and Florentin Smarandache performed the idea, checking contents and finding examples. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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