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First,\n                    <jats:bold>r<\/jats:bold>\n                    \u00a0-\u00a0\n                    <jats:bold>s<\/jats:bold>\n                    -knots piecewise linear fuzzy numbers are defined, and the conceptions of the\n                    <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                    -nearest\n                    <jats:bold>r<\/jats:bold>\n                    \u00a0-\u00a0\n                    <jats:bold>s<\/jats:bold>\n                    -knots piecewise linear approximation and the\n                    <jats:italic>II<\/jats:italic>\n                    -nearest\n                    <jats:bold>r<\/jats:bold>\n                    \u00a0-\u00a0\n                    <jats:bold>s<\/jats:bold>\n                    -knots piecewise linear approximation are introduced for a general fuzzy number. 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