Defining rough sets as core-support pairs of three-valued functions

Abstract

We answer the question what properties a collection $\mathcal{F}$ of three-valued functions on a set $U$ must fulfill so that there exists a quasiorder $\leq$ on $U$ such that the rough sets determined by $\leq$ coincide with the core--support pairs of the functions in $\mathcal{F}$. Applying this characterization, we give a new representation of rough sets determined by equivalences in terms of three-valued {\L}ukasiewicz algebras of three-valued functions.