On basic conditions to generate multi-adjoint concept lattices via Galois connections

This paper introduces sufficient and necessary conditions with respect to the fuzzy operators considered in a multi-adjoint frame under which the standard combinations of multi-adjoint sufficiency, possibility, and necessity operators form (antitone or isotone) Galois connections. The underlying idea is to study the minimal algebraic requirements so that the concept-forming operators (defined using the same syntactical form than the extension and intension operators of multi-adjoint concept lattices) form a Galois connection. As a consequence, given a relational database, we have much more possibilities to construct concept lattices associated with it, so that we can choose the specific version which better suits the situation.