Relation-theoretic fuzzy metric fixed point results through ℛ-ℱ𝒵-contractions
*Abdelhamid MoussaouiCorresponding authora.moussaoui@usms.maLaboratory of Applied Mathematics & Scientific Computing Faculty of Sciences and Technics Sultan Moulay Slimane University P. O. Box 523Beni Mellal, 23000, MoroccoView full profile → , Said Mellianis.melliani@usms.maLaboratory of Applied Mathematics & Scientific Computing Faculty of Sciences and Technics Sultan Moulay Slimane University P. O. Box 523Beni Mellal, 23000, MoroccoView full profile →
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- Received:
- 10 Dec 2024
- Published Online:
- 10 Feb 2026
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JIM-2315
- Pages:
- 1–14
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