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. 2026 Apr 29;16:19873. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-51000-4

Table 2.

Type of interaction between different factors.

Criterion Interaction type
q(X1 ∩ X2) < Min(q(X1) ,q(X2)) Nonlinear weakening
Min(q(X1),q(X2)) < q(X1 ∩ X2) < Max(q(X1),q( X2)) Single-factor nonlinear weakening
q(X1 ∩ X2) > Max(q(X1),q( X2)) Bifactor enhancement
q(X1 ∩ X2) = q(X1) + q(X2) Independent
q(X1 ∩ X2) > q(X1) + q(X2) Nonlinear enhancement