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Table 5 Linguistic phrases and fuzzy numbers for comparing the preferences of the criteria

From: Risk identification and prioritization in banking projects of payment service provider companies: an empirical study

Linguistic scale relative priority

Triangular fuzzy scale

Triangular fuzzy scale of the opposite side

Equally important

(1, 1, 1)

(1, 1, 1)

Almost equally important

(1/2, 1, 3/2)

(2/3, 1, 2)

Relatively important

(1, 3/2, 2)

(1/2, 2/3, 1)

Important

(3/2, 2, 5/2)

(2/5, 1/2, 2/3)

Great importance

(2, 5/2, 3)

(1/3, 2/5, 1/2)

Absolutely important

(5/2, 3, 7/2)

(2/7, 1/3, 2/5)

  1. Source: Sinrat and Atthirawon 2015