A lattice extension for Overlaps and naBL-algebras
NaBL-algebras, Lattices, BL-algebras, Fuzzy Logic
Overlaps functions were introduced as a class of bivariate aggregation functions over the range [0,1] to be applied in the image processing field. Many researchers have begun to develop the theory of overlaps in order to explore their potentialities in different scenarios, such as problems involving classification or decision making. Recently, a non-associative generalization of Hayjek's BL-algebras, called naBL-algebras, were investigated from the perspective of the residuation property.
In this work, we propose a notion of overlaps for the lattice context and introduce a more general definition, called quasi-overlaps, which arises from the withdrawal of the euclidean continuity condition. In addition, the main properties of (quasi-) overlaps over limited lattices, namely: convex sum, migrativity, homogeneity, idempotency and cancellation law are investigated, as well as a characterization of archimedian overlaps is presented. Finally, we provide a generalization of the notion of naBL-algebras based on overlaps over complete lattices.