decision (redirected from Decision theory)

de·ci·sion  (d-szhn)

n.

1. The passing of judgment on an issue under consideration.

2. The act of reaching a conclusion or making up one's mind.

3. A conclusion or judgment reached or pronounced; a verdict.

4. Firmness of character or action; determination.

5. Sports A victory won on points in boxing when no knockout has occurred or in wrestling when no fall has occurred.

6. Baseball A win or loss accorded to a pitcher: has four wins in six decisions.

tr.v. de·ci·sioned, de·ci·sion·ing, de·ci·sions Sports

To defeat by a decision, as in boxing: decisioned his opponent in the third round.

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[Middle English decisioun, from Old French decision, from Latin dcsi, dcsin-, curtailment, settlement, from dcsus, past participle of dcdere, to cut off, decide; see decide.]

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de·cision·al adj.

Synonyms: decision, conclusion, determination
These nouns denote a position, opinion, or judgment reached after consideration: a decision unfavorable to the opposition; came to the conclusion not to proceed; satisfied with the panel's determination.

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decision

Noun

1. a choice or judgment made about something

2. the act of making up one's mind

3. the ability to make quick and definite decisions [Latin decisio a cutting off]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	decision - the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" determination, conclusion selection, choice, option, pick - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" appointment, designation, naming, assignment - the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" call - (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call" move - the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer" casting lots, drawing lots, sortition - making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn resolution - a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions"
	2.	decision - a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" conclusion, determination judgment, judgement, mind - an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" predetermination - a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something; "he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong"
	3.	decision - (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent" boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs - fighting with the fists final result, outcome, resultant, termination, result - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" split decision - a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous
	4.	decision - the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row" final result, outcome, resultant, termination, result - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
	5.	decision - the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness" decisiveness firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution - the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" indecision, indecisiveness - the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose; "the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court"

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decision

noun 1. judgment, finding, ruling, order, result, sentence, settlement, resolution, conclusion, outcome, verdict, decree, arbitration

noun 2. decisiveness, purpose, resolution, resolve, determination, firmness, forcefulness, purposefulness, resoluteness, strength of mind or will

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In an estimate of the situation, a clear and concise statement of the line of action intended to be followed by the commander as the one most favorable to the successful accomplishment of the assigned mission.

Translations

decision [dɪˈsɪʒən] n → decisión f;

to make a decision → tomar una decisión

decision [dɪˈsɪʒən] n → décision f;

to make a decision → prendre une décision

decision [dɪˈsɪʒən] n → Entscheidung f;

(decisiveness) → Bestimmtheit f, Entschlossenheit f;

to make a decision → eine Entscheidung treffen

decision [dɪˈsɪʒən] n → decisione f;

to make a decision → prendere una decisione

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decision

n decision [diˈsiʒən]

the act of deciding; a judgement a time/moment of decision; I think you made the wrong decision. beslissing, uitspraak, besluit قَرار решение rozhodnutí beslutning; afgørelse die Entscheidung απόφαση decisión otsus تصمیم؛ قصد päätös décision הַחלָטָה, הַכרָעָה निर्णय odluka döntés keputusan ákvörðun decisione 決定 결정, 판결 sprendimas lēmums; spriedums keputusan besluit, beslissing avgjørelse, beslutning, kjennelse decyzja decisão decizie, hotă­râre решение rozhodnutie odločitev odluka avgörande, beslut การตัดสินใจ karar, hüküm 決定 рішення فیصلہ کرنے کا عمل quyết định 决定