RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Two characterizations of the dense rank A1 García Lapresta, José Luis A1 Martínez Panero, Miguel K1 Preferences K1 Weak orders K1 Positions K1 Dense rank K1 Duplication K1 Truncation K1 12 Matemáticas AB In this paper, we have considered the dense rank for assigning positions to alternatives in weak orders. If we arrange the alternatives in tiers (i.e., indifference classes), the dense rank assigns position 1 to all the alternatives in the top tier, 2 to all the alternatives in the second tier, and so on. We have proposed a formal framework to analyze the dense rank when compared to other well-known position operators, such as the standard, modified and fractional ranks. As the main results, we have provided two different axiomatic characterizations which determine the dense rank by considering position invariance conditions along horizontal extensions (duplication), as well as through vertical reductions and movements (truncation, and upward or downward independency). PB Elsevier SN 1873-1538 YR 2024 FD 2024 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/66398 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/66398 LA eng NO Journal of Mathematical Economics, 111, (2024) 102963 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 18-nov-2024