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The four words most used in MCDM literature are: attributes, objectives, goals and criteria. There are no universal definitions of these terms [BM-13]. Some authors make distinctions in their usage while many use them interchangeably. We will make some distinctions among these words in terms of their usage.
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Hwang, CL., Yoon, K. (1981). Basic Concepts and Foundations. In: Multiple Attribute Decision Making. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, vol 186. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-48318-9_2
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