# A Treatise on Reconnoitering the Suitability of Fuzzy MARCOS for Assessment of Conceptual Designs
## 6 Conclusions
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\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{
\begin{tabular}{c} Sub- \\ **Features** \\ \end{tabular} } & \multicolumn{3}{c}{**DC1**} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{**DC2**} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{**DC3**} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{**DC4**} \\ \cline{2-13}  & **DE1** & **DE2** & **DE3** & **DE1** & **DE2** & **DE3** & **DE1** & **DE2** & **DE3** & **DE1** & **DE2** & **DE3** \\ \hline \hline \(\text{MR}\,3\frac{1}{2}4\)\(4\)\(\frac{1}{2}\) & MLA & MEA & VLA & MLA & MLA & MEA & MEA & MEA & MLA & MLA & MEA & MEA \\ \hline \(\text{SP}\,2\frac{3}{5}\frac{1}{5}\)\(3\frac{2}{5}\) & MEA & MHA & MLA & HGA & VHA & MHA & VHA & MHA & MEA & MEA & MEA & MHA \\ \hline \(\text{CP}\,3\frac{1}{2}4\)\(4\)\(\frac{1}{2}\) & VLA & LOA & MEA & VHA & HGA & VHA & VHA & EHA & VHA & HGA & HGA & MHA \\ \hline \(\text{UL}\,3\frac{1}{3}\frac{5}{5}\)\(4\)\(\frac{1}{3}\) & MHA & MEA & HGA & HGA & MHA & MHA & HGA & HGA & MHA & HGA & MEA \\ \hline \(\text{EO}\,3\frac{5}{6}\)\(4\frac{1}{3}\frac{4}{6}\) & MLA & MHA & HGA & VHA & MHA & MEA & HGA & VHA & HGA & MLA & MHA \\ \hline \(\text{MD}\,2\frac{1}{6}\frac{2}{2}3\frac{3}{5}\) & MEA & MLA & HGA & HGA & MHA & MHA & VHA & HGA & VHA & HGA & MEA \\ \hline \(\text{Sub-DM}\) & \multicolumn{3}{c}{\(7\frac{16}{27}10\frac{26}{41}4\frac{16}{91}\)} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{\(10\frac{16}{91}13\frac{18}{29}17\frac{48}{85}\)} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{\(11\frac{3}{10}14\frac{25}{27}19\frac{3}{59}\)} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{\(8\frac{62}{65}12\frac{11}{54}15\frac{41}{43}\)} \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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