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Definitions for decision making
de·ci·sion mak·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. decision making, decidingnoun

    the cognitive process of reaching a decision

    "a good executive must be good at decision making"

Wiktionary

  1. decision makingnoun

    The process of reaching a decision.

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  1. decision making

    Decision making is the cognitive process of selecting a particular course of action from several alternatives. It involves the evaluation and analysis of different options, often in relation to achieving a specific goal or solving a particular problem. It can be influenced by personal beliefs, preferences, and biases, as well as social, economic, and environmental factors. The aim is to reach the best possible outcome based on the available information.

Wikidata

  1. Decision making

    Decision making can be regarded as the cognitive process resulting in the selection of a course of action among several alternative scenarios. Every decision making process produces a final choice. The output can be an action or an opinion of choice.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Decision Making

    The process of making a selective intellectual judgment when presented with several complex alternatives consisting of several variables, and usually defining a course of action or an idea.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of decision making in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of decision making in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of decision making in a Sentence

  1. Daniele Fiorentino:

    Maybe today the situation is less critical than in 2015, but that the tragedy … is the result of a weakness or ineffectiveness in the decision making process both in Italy and in Europe, whose responsibility is it to rescue people lost at sea, who is monitoring the process and making the decisions? In doing this, authorities, and we all, should always keep in mind that the main issue at stake here is very immediate and clear: saving human lives.

  2. Fabian Zuleeg:

    Germany was always the linchpin in compromises, now Germany will closely consider what is our national interest and then act accordingly. It's changing the whole dynamics of decision-making at a European level.

  3. Ken Paller:

    Through high-quality sleep, our memories are more likely to be available when we need them, so that we can use them to support decision-making, creativity and problem-solving.

  4. An NTSB official:

    The pilot took pride in these positions with both the client and Island Express. They had a good relationship with the client and likely did not want to disappoint them by not completing the flight. This self-induced pressure can adversely affect pilot decision-making and judgment.

  5. Elena Kagan:

    In all these ways, the majority’s decision is emblematic of too much of this Court’s shadow docket decision-making — which every day becomes more unreasoned, inconsistent, and impossible to defend.


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