This paper presents a general framework for the study of fuzzy rough sets in which both constructive and axiomatic approaches are used. In constructive approach, a pair of lower and upper generalized approximation operators is defined. The connections between fuzzy relations and fuzzy rough approximation operators are examined. In axiomatic approach, various classes of fuzzy rough approximation...

A rough set is a formal approximation of a crisp set which gives lower and upper approximation of original set to deal with uncertainties. The concept of neutrosophic set is a mathematical tool for handling imprecise, indeterministic and inconsistent data. In this paper, we introduce the concepts of Rough Fuzzy Neutrosophic Sets and Fuzzy Neutrosophic Rough Sets and investigate some of their pr...

Decision table reduction in KDD refers to the problem of selecting those input feature values that are most predictive of a given outcome by reducing a decision table like database from both vertical and horizontal directions. Fuzzy rough sets has been proven to be a useful tool of attribute reduction (i.e. reduce decision table from vertical direction). However, relatively less researches on d...

Just like rough set theory, fuzzy set theory addresses the topic of dealing with imperfect knowledge. Recent investigations have shown how both theories can be combined into a more flexible, more expressive framework for modelling and processing incomplete information in information systems. At the same time, intuitionistic fuzzy sets have been proposed as an attractive extension of fuzzy sets,...

A hybrid unsupervised learning algorithm, termed as rough-fuzzy c-means, is proposed in this paper. It comprises a judicious integration of the principles of rough sets and fuzzy sets. While the concept of lower and upper approximations of rough sets deals with uncertainty, vagueness, and incompleteness in class definition, the membership function of fuzzy sets enables efficient handling of ove...

This model for fuzzy rough sets is one of the most important parts in rough set theory. Moreover, it is based on an equivalence relation (indiscernibility relation). However, many systems are not only concerned with fuzzy sets, but also based on a dominance relation because of various factors in practice. To acquire knowledge from the systems, construction of model for fuzzy rough sets based on...

–Rough set theory is a powerful tool to extract classification rules from a database that usually is given in the form of information system in which information is expressed by attributes and their values. In this paper, we first evaluate every example data (tuple) using, not a singleton but, a fuzzy number (or, suppose the original information system is along with such fuzzy numbers), due to ...

The concept of complex fuzzy sets is a generalization of ordinary fuzzy sets. In this paper, we introduce the concept of complex fuzzy subhypergroups ($H_{v}$-subgroups) as well as the concept of complex anti-fuzzy subhypergroups ($H_{v}$-subgroups). We investigate their properties and their relations with the traditional fuzzy (anti-fuzzy) subhypergroups ($H_{v}$-subgroups), and we prove some ...

The accuracy of methods for the assessment of mammographic risk analysis is heavily related to breast tissue characteristics. Previous work has demonstrated considerable success in developing an automatic breast tissue classification methodology which overcomes this difficulty. This paper proposes a unified approach for the application of a number of rough and fuzzy-rough set methods to the ana...

Due to the explosive growth of electronically stored information, automatic methods must be developed to aid users in maintaining and using this abundance of information e+ectively. In particular, the sheer volume of redundancy present must be dealt with, leaving only the information-rich data to be processed. This paper presents a novel approach, based on an integrated use of fuzzy and rough s...