| Linguistic scale | Fuzzy number | Triangular fuzzy number | Triangular fuzzy reciprocal |
| Equal importance (EI) | | (1, 1, 1) | (1, 1, 1) | Equal to moderate importance (IMI) | | (1, 2, 3) | (1/3, 1/2, 1) | Moderate importance (MI) | | (2, 3, 4) | (1/4, 1/3, 1/2) | Moderate to strong importance (ISI) | | (3, 4, 5) | (1/5, 1/4, 1/3) | Strong importance (SI) | | (4, 5, 6) | (1/6, 1/5, 1/4) | Strong to very strong importance (IVSI) | | (5, 6, 7) | (1/7, 1/6, 1/5) | Very strong importance (VSI) | | (6, 7, 8) | (1/8, 1/7, 1/6) | Very strong to extreme importance (IEXI) | | (7, 8, 9) | (1/9, 1/8, 1/7) | Extreme importance (EXI) | | (8, 9, 10) | (1/10, 1/9, 1/8) |
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