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Neutrosophic extension of EDAS

OriginatorStanujkić, D., Karabašević, D., Popović, G., Pamučar, D., Stević, Ž., Zavadskas, E. K., Smarandache, F.Year2021Sources1Related methods8

N-EDAS (Neutrosophic extension of EDAS) is a ranking multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method introduced by Stanujkić, D., Karabašević, D., Popović, G., Pamučar, D., Stević, Ž., Zavadskas, E. K., Smarandache, F. in 2021. It turns a decision matrix of alternatives scored on multiple criteria into a structured, reproducible result.

Key highlights

  • Follows a transparent, reproducible computational procedure that can be audited step by step.
  • Handles multiple criteria of differing scales and units within a single decision matrix.

Intuition

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How it works

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When to use it

n-edas extends EDAS to handle Neutrosophic uncertainty. All arithmetic operations (normalisation, weighting, distance computation) are performed using Single-Valued Neutrosophic Set (SVNS: T, I, F; T,I,F ∈ [0,1], T+I+F ≤ 3) algebra. The final scores are defuzzified via score function S = (T − F + 1)/2 before ranking.

Strengths & limitations

Strengths
  • Follows a transparent, reproducible computational procedure that can be audited step by step.
  • Handles multiple criteria of differing scales and units within a single decision matrix.
Limitations
  • May exhibit rank reversal when alternatives are added to or removed from the set.
  • Assumes full compensation — a strong score on one criterion can offset a weak score on another.

Common pitfalls

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Sources

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    Stanujkić, D., Karabašević, D., Popović, G., Pamučar, D., Stević, Ž., Zavadskas, E. K., Smarandache, F. (2021). A single-valued neutrosophic extension of the EDAS method. Axioms

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ScholarGate. (2026, June 2). N-EDAS. ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/decision-making/n-edas