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Table 1 The linguistic variable scales and related fuzzy numbers

From: An integrated model for evaluation of big data challenges and analytical methods in recommender systems

Linguistic variables

Related fuzzy number

Very Strong (VS)

(7, 9, 10)

Fairly Strong (FS)

(5, 7, 9)

Strong (S)

(1, 3, 5)

Equal (E)

(1, 1, 1)

Weak (W)

(1, 1/3, 1/5)

Fairly Weak (FW)

(1/5, 1/7, 1/9)

Very Weak (VW)

(1/7, 1/9, 1/10)