" decision "

[Noun]  | "de*ci*sion" | \ di-ˈsi-zhən \

1: the act or process of deciding

2: a determination arrived at after consideration : conclusion

3: a report of a conclusion

Origin: 15th century ;

 Middle English decisioun, borrowed from Anglo-French decision "judgment" (Middle French also "act of deciding, coming to a definitive conclusion"), borrowed from Latin dēcīsiōn-, dēcīsio "curtailment, diminishment, settlement, agreement," from dēcīdere "to cut off, cut out, mark by cutting, settle, choose as a course of action" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action {mat|decide|};

[Noun]  | "de*ci*sion-mak*er" | \ di-ˈsi-zhən-ˌmā-kər \

1: someone who is known or primarily responsible for making decisions

Origin: 1887 ;

[Noun]  | "decision theory" 

1: a branch of statistical theory concerned with quantifying the process of making choices between alternatives

Origin: 1939 ;

[Noun]  | "decision tree" 

1: a tree diagram which is used for making decisions in business or computer programming and in which the branches represent choices with associated risks, costs, results, or probabilities

Origin: 1957 ;

[Noun]  | "decision-making" 

1: the act or process of deciding something especially with a group of people —often used before another noun

[Noun]  | "split decision" 

1: a decision in a boxing match reflecting a division of opinion among the referee and judges

Origin: 1952 ;

[Noun]  | "informed decision" 

1: a decision based on facts or information

[Verb]  | "decision" 

1: to win by being awarded more points than (an opponent)

Origin: 1914 ;

 Derivative of {see: |decision:1|decision:1};

[Idiom]  | "hand down a decision" 

1: to officially decide a case by vote

[Idiom]  | "overturn the decision" 

1: to disagree with a decision made earlier by a lower court

[Noun]  | "decision"