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We give sufficient conditions for the existence of a numerical representation which is equivalent to consistency as defined by Suzumura (Economica 43:381–390).
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Andrikopoulos, A. A representation of consistent binary relations. SpanEconRev 9, 299–307 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10108-007-9024-4
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