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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-interdisciplinary-mathematics</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Interdisciplinary Mathematics</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-012X</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0972-0502</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JIM-2183</article-id>
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        <article-title>Categorical accommodation of various notions in generalized multidimensional fuzzy sets</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Josen</surname>
            <given-names>Jomal</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics, St. Thomas College, Palai, Kerala, 686574, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>John</surname>
            <given-names>Sunil Jacob</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Calicut, Kerala, 673601, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name>
            <surname>Vallikkavungal</surname>
            <given-names>Jobish</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, 64849, Mexico</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>28</volume>
      <issue>5</issue>
      <fpage>1955</fpage>
      <lpage>1971</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>14</day>
        <month>08</month>
        <year>2025</year>
      </pub-date>
      <abstract>
        <p>This paper investigates the categorical framework for generalized multi-dimensional fuzzy sets, extending Zadeh’s original theory. We introduce a generalized variant where the co-domain is a partially ordered set. Fundamental categorical notions such as initial and terminal objects, separators, co-separators, and various morphisms (e.g., mono-, epi-, iso-, section, and retraction) are explored. We prove the category is complete and co-complete by identifying equalizers, co-equalizers, products, and co-products using new union and intersection operations for these sets.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Categorization of generalized multidimensional fuzzy sets</kwd>
        <kwd>Objects and morphisms Equalizers and co-equalizers</kwd>
        <kwd>Products and co-products</kwd>
        <kwd>Completeness and co-completeness</kwd>
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