decision
1Decision — De*ci sion, n. [L. decisio, fr. dec[=i]dere, decisum: cf. F. d[ e]cision. See {Decide}.] 1. Cutting off; division; detachment of a part. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of deciding; act of settling or terminating, as a controversy,… …
2Decision — A decision is the selection between possible actions. A choice is the selection between two or more objects. The term decision may refer to: Judgment (law), as the outcome of a legal case Decision (baseball), a statistical credit earned by a… …
3DÉCISION — s. f. Jugement, résolution. Il se dit également et Des personnes qui décident, et Des matières qui sont décidées. Cela est contraire aux décisions des conciles. On attend la décision du roi, du ministre. Une décision de droit. La décision d une… …
4decision — I. noun Etymology: Middle English decisioun, from Middle French, from Latin decision , decisio, from decidere to decide Date: 15th century 1. a. the act or process of deciding b. a determination arrived at after consideration ; conclusion < make… …
5DÉCISION — n. f. Action de décider ou Résultat de cette action. Cela est contraire aux décisions des conciles. La décision d’une affaire, d’un cas de conscience. Les décisions d’un tribunal. La décision d’une question dépend beaucoup de la manière dont elle …
6Decision theory — in economics, psychology, philosophy, mathematics, and statistics is concerned with identifying the values, uncertainties and other issues relevant in a given decision, its rationality, and the resulting optimal decision. It is closely related to …
7Decision analysis — (DA) is the discipline comprising the philosophy, theory, methodology, and professional practice necessary to address important decisions in a formal manner. Decision analysis includes many procedures, methods, and tools for identifying, clearly… …
8Decision field theory — (DFT), is a dynamic cognitive approach to human decision making. It is a cognitive model that describes how people make decisions rather than a rational model that prescribes what people should do. It is also a dynamic model of decision making… …
9Decision downloading — Decision downloading[1] refers to communicating a decision to those who have not been involved in the decision making process. The term “decision downloading” is used to set apart those special situations in which decision makers communicate a… …
10Decision table — Decision tables are a precise yet compact way to model complicated logic.[1] Decision tables, like flowcharts and if then else and switch case statements, associate conditions with actions to perform, but in many cases do so in a more elegant way …
