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In real\u2010world scenarios, the datasets often exhibit imprecision or uncertainty, which can lead to suboptimal ordered\u2010clustering outcomes. However, the intuitionistic fuzzy c\u2010means (IFCM) clustering algorithm enhances the accuracy and effectiveness of decision\u2010making processes by effectively handling uncertain dataset information for clustering. Therefore, we propose a new clustering algorithm, called the generalized ordered intuitionistic fuzzy c\u2010means (G\u2010OIFCM), based on PROMETHEE and the IFCM clustering algorithm. Different from the classical IFCM clustering algorithm, we use positive flow (<jats:italic>\u03c6<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>(<jats:italic>s<\/jats:italic><jats:sub><jats:italic>i<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sub>) \u2208 [0, \u20091]) and negative flow (<jats:italic>\u03c6<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>\u2212<\/jats:sup>(<jats:italic>s<\/jats:italic><jats:sub><jats:italic>i<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sub>) \u2208 [0, \u20091]) of PROMETHEE to generate ordered clusters within the intuitionistic environment. We define a new objective function based on the positive and negative flow of the PROMETHEE and IFCM clustering algorithm, whose properties are mathematically justified in terms of convergence and optimization. The performance of the proposed algorithm is evaluated using two different real\u2010world datasets to assess both the ordered clustering and the quality of partitioning. 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