decision
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French, from Latin decisio, decisionis, from dēcīdō (“to decide”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
decision (countable and uncountable; plural decisions)
- A choice or judgement.
- It is the decision of the court that spoiling the endings of movies is protected as free speech.
- It's a tough decision, but I'll take vanilla.
- (uncountable) Firmness of conviction.
- After agonizing deliberations, they finally proceeded with decision.
- (chiefly combat sports) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.
- He has won twice by knockout, once by decision.
- (baseball) A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher.
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Usage notes [edit]
- (choice or judgment): Most often, to decide something is to make a decision; however, other possibilities exist as well. Many verbs used with destination or conclusion, such as reach, come to, and arrive at can also be used with decision; these serve to emphasize that the decision is the result of deliberation. Finally, some varieties of English prefer to take a decision rather than make one.
- See Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take for uses and meaning of decision collocated with these words.
- Adjectives often applied to "decision": important, difficult, big, tough, bad, informed, easy, personal, smart, poor, good, quick, major, strategic, wise, serious, hard, stupid, hasty, responsible, complex, prudent, deliberate, significant, collective, delayed, challenging, careful, foolish, small, rash, thoughtful, slow, clever, forced, uninformed.
Derived terms [edit]
- decisioning
- decision making
- decision tree
- decision problem
- decision procedure
- decision theory
- indecision
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
choice or judgement
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firmness of conviction
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result arrived at by the judges
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Verb [edit]
decision (third-person singular simple present decisions, present participle decisioning, simple past and past participle decisioned)
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Middle French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin, see above
Noun [edit]
decision f (plural decisions)
