What does Decision mean?
Definitions for Decision
dɪˈsɪʒ ənde·ci·sion
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Princeton's WordNet
decision, determination, conclusionnoun
the act of making up your mind about something
"the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
decision, determination, conclusionnoun
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"
decisionnoun
(boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred
"had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"
decisionnoun
the outcome of a game or contest
"the team dropped three decisions in a row"
decisiveness, decisionnoun
the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose
"a man of unusual decisiveness"
Wiktionary
decisionnoun
A choice or judgement.
decisionnoun
Firmness of conviction.
After agonizing deliberations, they finally proceeded with decision.
decisionnoun
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.
decisionverb
To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Decisionnoun
Etymology: from decide.
Pleasure and revenge
Have ears more deaf than adders, to the voice
Of any true decision. William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida.The great number of the undertakers, the worth of some of them, and their zeal to bring the matter to a decision, are sure arguments of the dignity and importance of it. John Woodward.
War is a direct appeal to God for the decision of some dispute, which can by no other means be possibly determined. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.
The time approaches,
That will with due decision make us know
What we shall say we have, and what we owe. William Shakespeare, Macb.Their arms are to the last decision bent,
And fortune labours with the vast event. John Dryden, Aurengz.
ChatGPT
decision
A decision is a conclusion or resolution reached after careful consideration or deliberation. It refers to the process of choosing a course of action from among multiple alternatives or possibilities. This process often involves judgment or determination and can be influenced by a person's values, preferences, beliefs, and experiences.
Webster Dictionary
Decisionnoun
cutting off; division; detachment of a part
Decisionnoun
the act of deciding; act of settling or terminating, as a controversy, by giving judgment on the matter at issue; determination, as of a question or doubt; settlement; conclusion
Decisionnoun
an account or report of a conclusion, especially of a legal adjudication or judicial determination of a question or cause; as, a decision of arbitrators; a decision of the Supreme Court
Decisionnoun
the quality of being decided; prompt and fixed determination; unwavering firmness; as, to manifest great decision
Wikidata
Decision
A decision is a statistical credit given to a baseball pitcher. There are two types of decisions: win and loss. In order to receive a win, the starting pitcher must complete at least five innings and leave with the lead. If the pitcher's lead is preserved by the bullpen, he is credited with a win. Any time a pitcher enters the game with a lead or a tie and leaves with a deficit, he is on the hook for a loss. In addition, a reliever can record a win as long as he enters the game with a tie or a deficit and leaves with the lead. However, in this case, any baserunner he leaves on will count against him if he scores after the pitcher leaves the game. For instance, if a reliever comes in with a 1-run lead, and leaves the game after giving up a single, he is on the hook for that runner. If the runner scores, he does not get a decision. If the runner is stranded, and the lead is preserved until the end of the game, the relief pitcher will record the win. This is also the case for the starting pitcher if he pitches the requisite number of innings. If the starting pitcher pitched fewer than five innings, but leaves the game with a lead that the bullpen maintains to the finish of the game, the scorer awards the win to the relief pitcher judged to have been the most effective.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Decision
de-sizh′un, n. the act of deciding: settlement: judgment: the quality of being decided in character.—adj. Decī′sive, having the power of deciding: showing decision: final: positive.—adv. Decī′sively.—n. Decī′siveness.—adj. Decī′sory, decisive. [See Decide.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
decision
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.
Editors Contribution
decision
To create a choice or plan or action.
They made a united choice and plan of action to work in unity and partnership together for the optimum health and shared prosperity of everyone.
Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'Decision' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #562
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Decision' in Written Corpus Frequency: #830
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Decision' in Nouns Frequency: #126
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Decision in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Decision in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Decision in a Sentence
In this moment, being proud of my country is to ignore the atrocities committed against people of color, people living in poverty, people who identify as women, and against my own queer community on a daily basis, the State’s Attorney’s Office is declining to file charges against( Bryton) Mellott as the act of burning a flag is protected free speech according to the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Texas v. Johnson, 491 US 397( 1989).
Officials do not believe the primary reason was because he just returned from a deployment, immediately when we have a situation when a soldier is suspected of taking their own life, we want to know the trigger. What are the underlying challenges that contributed to the decision to harm themselves ? We want to know what didn't we catch ? What are we missing ? This is what our immediate focus is.
The decision to cancel the planned summit and the manner in which it was done have the potential to put us back on a glide path to conflict.
Erin’s decision to leave the children was intentional, done knowingly and she has not accepted any responsibility and continued to place blame on everyone else.
A special committee has been set up to investigate the attack on Sabiti... with two missiles and its report will soon be submitted to the authorities for decision, piracy and mischief on international waterways aimed at making commercial shipping insecure will not go unanswered.
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- قرارArabic
- по точки, решение, решителностBulgarian
- decisióCatalan, Valencian
- rozhodnost, skóre, rozhodnutíCzech
- afgørelse, beslutning, beslutsomhedDanish
- Beschluss, EntscheidungGerman
- απόφασηGreek
- decidoEsperanto
- decisiónSpanish
- epai, erabaki, ebazpenBasque
- päätösFinnish
- décisionFrench
- breith, cinneadhIrish
- החלטהHebrew
- निर्णयHindi
- döntésHungarian
- decisioneItalian
- 決定, 決断Japanese
- بڕیارKurdish
- consultum, perfīnītiōLatin
- nutarimas, sprendimas, nutartisLithuanian
- apņemšanās, spriedums, lēmumsLatvian
- keputusanMalay
- deċiżjoniMaltese
- verdict, beslissing, besluitDutch
- decyzja, zdecydowaniePolish
- decisãoPortuguese
- hotărâre, verdict, decizie, fermitate, sentințăRomanian
- урегулирование, решениеRussian
- одлука, решење, rješenje, odluka, rešenjeSerbo-Croatian
- beslutsamhet, beslutSwedish
- فیصلےUrdu
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