A Method of Uncertainty Measurements for Multidimensional Z-number and Their Applications

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Method</td><td class="align_center">Ranking results</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Method in [<a href="/journals/mpe/2020/8407830/#B26" target="_blank">26</a>]</td><td class="align_center"><span style="width: 105.785ptpx;"><svg height="11.927pt" id="M516" style="vertical-align:-3.291101pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 105.785 11.927" width="105.785pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M686 28C612 35 607 44 591 112C563 234 541 360 519 489L489 666L457 658L147 121C100 40 89 36 24 28L17 0H240L250 28C168 34 159 41 190 101L262 237H482C495 180 503 137 510 91C517 47 514 35 441 28L433 0H677L686 28ZM475 280H285L429 541H431L475 280Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,10.244,3.132)"><path d="M290 377C321 398 342 415 358 430C378 450 389 473 389 502C389 578 329 635 238 635H237C184 635 137 610 109 578L64 515L88 493C112 529 154 573 208 573S303 542 303 482C303 409 233 370 141 341L149 308C165 313 190 319 215 319C272 319 341 283 341 193C342 98 292 43 222 43C163 43 122 72 96 94C88 101 79 100 70 94C61 87 47 73 46 60C44 47 48 37 62 23C76 10 118 -12 165 -12C238 -12 430 62 430 223C430 297 379 359 290 375V377Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,18.822,0)"><path d="M512 21C459 134 359 215 240 254V256C359 295 459 377 512 490L461 514C391 365 238 280 77 280H75V230H77C238 230 391 146 461 -3L512 21Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,30.085,0)"><path d="M686 28C612 35 607 44 591 112C563 234 541 360 519 489L489 666L457 658L147 121C100 40 89 36 24 28L17 0H240L250 28C168 34 159 41 190 101L262 237H482C495 180 503 137 510 91C517 47 514 35 441 28L433 0H677L686 28ZM475 280H285L429 541H431L475 280Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,40.329,3.132)"><path d="M389 0V32C297 38 291 46 291 118V635C234 613 175 595 109 583V556L161 554C203 552 207 547 207 497V118C207 46 201 38 110 32V0H389Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,48.908,0)"><path d="M512 21C459 134 359 215 240 254V256C359 295 459 377 512 490L461 514C391 365 238 280 77 280H75V230H77C238 230 391 146 461 -3L512 21Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,60.17,0)"><path d="M686 28C612 35 607 44 591 112C563 234 541 360 519 489L489 666L457 658L147 121C100 40 89 36 24 28L17 0H240L250 28C168 34 159 41 190 101L262 237H482C495 180 503 137 510 91C517 47 514 35 441 28L433 0H677L686 28ZM475 280H285L429 541H431L475 280Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,70.414,3.132)"><path d="M462 177V227H365V632H320C217 496 116 350 21 208V177H284V109C284 43 280 38 190 31V0H451V31C369 38 365 43 365 108V177H462ZM284 227H88C155 336 218 430 282 519H284V227Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,78.993,0)"><path d="M512 21C459 134 359 215 240 254V256C359 295 459 377 512 490L461 514C391 365 238 280 77 280H75V230H77C238 230 391 146 461 -3L512 21Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,90.256,0)"><path d="M686 28C612 35 607 44 591 112C563 234 541 360 519 489L489 666L457 658L147 121C100 40 89 36 24 28L17 0H240L250 28C168 34 159 41 190 101L262 237H482C495 180 503 137 510 91C517 47 514 35 441 28L433 0H677L686 28ZM475 280H285L429 541H431L475 280Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,100.5,3.132)"><path d="M414 144C384 79 371 75 317 75H135L276 221C367 316 408 376 408 465C408 570 327 635 237 635C179 635 131 609 100 575L42 494L67 471C94 510 138 565 205 565C277 565 321 517 321 435C321 348 258 270 195 195C146 137 88 81 33 26V0H411C423 44 433 88 446 135L414 144Z"></path></g></svg></span></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Method in [<a href="/journals/mpe/2020/8407830/#B34" target="_blank">34</a>]</td><td class="align_center"><span 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transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,30.085,0)"><path d="M686 28C612 35 607 44 591 112C563 234 541 360 519 489L489 666L457 658L147 121C100 40 89 36 24 28L17 0H240L250 28C168 34 159 41 190 101L262 237H482C495 180 503 137 510 91C517 47 514 35 441 28L433 0H677L686 28ZM475 280H285L429 541H431L475 280Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,40.329,3.132)"><path d="M290 377C321 398 342 415 358 430C378 450 389 473 389 502C389 578 329 635 238 635H237C184 635 137 610 109 578L64 515L88 493C112 529 154 573 208 573S303 542 303 482C303 409 233 370 141 341L149 308C165 313 190 319 215 319C272 319 341 283 341 193C342 98 292 43 222 43C163 43 122 72 96 94C88 101 79 100 70 94C61 87 47 73 46 60C44 47 48 37 62 23C76 10 118 -12 165 -12C238 -12 430 62 430 223C430 297 379 359 290 375V377Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,48.908,0)"><path d="M512 21C459 134 359 215 240 254V256C359 295 459 377 512 490L461 514C391 365 238 280 77 280H75V230H77C238 230 391 146 461 -3L512 21Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,60.17,0)"><path d="M686 28C612 35 607 44 591 112C563 234 541 360 519 489L489 666L457 658L147 121C100 40 89 36 24 28L17 0H240L250 28C168 34 159 41 190 101L262 237H482C495 180 503 137 510 91C517 47 514 35 441 28L433 0H677L686 28ZM475 280H285L429 541H431L475 280Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,70.414,3.132)"><path d="M414 144C384 79 371 75 317 75H135L276 221C367 316 408 376 408 465C408 570 327 635 237 635C179 635 131 609 100 575L42 494L67 471C94 510 138 565 205 565C277 565 321 517 321 435C321 348 258 270 195 195C146 137 88 81 33 26V0H411C423 44 433 88 446 135L414 144Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,78.993,0)"><path d="M512 21C459 134 359 215 240 254V256C359 295 459 377 512 490L461 514C391 365 238 280 77 280H75V230H77C238 230 391 146 461 -3L512 21Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,90.256,0)"><path d="M686 28C612 35 607 44 591 112C563 234 541 360 519 489L489 666L457 658L147 121C100 40 89 36 24 28L17 0H240L250 28C168 34 159 41 190 101L262 237H482C495 180 503 137 510 91C517 47 514 35 441 28L433 0H677L686 28ZM475 280H285L429 541H431L475 280Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,100.5,3.132)"><path d="M462 177V227H365V632H320C217 496 116 350 21 208V177H284V109C284 43 280 38 190 31V0H451V31C369 38 365 43 365 108V177H462ZM284 227H88C155 336 218 430 282 519H284V227Z"></path></g></svg></span></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Method in [<a href="/journals/mpe/2020/8407830/#B40" target="_blank">40</a>]</td><td class="align_center"><span style="width: 105.785ptpx;"><svg height="11.927pt" id="M518" style="vertical-align:-3.291101pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 105.785 11.927" width="105.785pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M686 28C612 35 607 44 591 112C563 234 541 360 519 489L489 666L457 658L147 121C100 40 89 36 24 28L17 0H240L250 28C168 34 159 41 190 101L262 237H482C495 180 503 137 510 91C517 47 514 35 441 28L433 0H677L686 28ZM475 280H285L429 541H431L475 280Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,10.244,3.132)"><path d="M414 144C384 79 371 75 317 75H135L276 221C367 316 408 376 408 465C408 570 327 635 237 635C179 635 131 609 100 575L42 494L67 471C94 510 138 565 205 565C277 565 321 517 321 435C321 348 258 270 195 195C146 137 88 81 33 26V0H411C423 44 433 88 446 135L414 144Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,18.822,0)"><path d="M512 21C459 134 359 215 240 254V256C359 295 459 377 512 490L461 514C391 365 238 280 77 280H75V230H77C238 230 391 146 461 -3L512 21Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,30.085,0)"><path d="M686 28C612 35 607 44 591 112C563 234 541 360 519 489L489 666L457 658L147 121C100 40 89 36 24 28L17 0H240L250 28C168 34 159 41 190 101L262 237H482C495 180 503 137 510 91C517 47 514 35 441 28L433 0H677L686 28ZM475 280H285L429 541H431L475 280Z"></path></g><g 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class="align_left">Proposed method</td><td class="align_center"><span style="width: 105.785ptpx;"><svg height="11.927pt" id="M519" style="vertical-align:-3.291101pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 105.785 11.927" width="105.785pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M686 28C612 35 607 44 591 112C563 234 541 360 519 489L489 666L457 658L147 121C100 40 89 36 24 28L17 0H240L250 28C168 34 159 41 190 101L262 237H482C495 180 503 137 510 91C517 47 514 35 441 28L433 0H677L686 28ZM475 280H285L429 541H431L475 280Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,10.244,3.132)"><path d="M389 0V32C297 38 291 46 291 118V635C234 613 175 595 109 583V556L161 554C203 552 207 547 207 497V118C207 46 201 38 110 32V0H389Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,18.822,0)"><path d="M512 21C459 134 359 215 240 254V256C359 295 459 377 512 490L461 514C391 365 238 280 77 280H75V230H77C238 230 391 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<div>Ranking results obtained by different methods.</div>

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Table 4: A Method of Uncertainty Measurements for Multidimensional Z-number and Their Applications 