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Neutrosophic extension of GRA

OriginatorBiswas, P., Pramanik, S., Giri, B. C.Year2014Sources1Related methods8

N-GRA (Neutrosophic extension of GRA) is a ranking multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method introduced by Biswas, P., Pramanik, S., Giri, B. C. in 2014. 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-gra extends GRA 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
  • Assumes full compensation — a strong score on one criterion can offset a weak score on another.

Common pitfalls

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Sources

  1. 1.
    Biswas, P., Pramanik, S., Giri, B. C. (2014). Entropy based grey relational analysis method for multi-attribute decision-making under single valued neutrosophic assessments. Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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