decision tree
noun
: 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
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From an engineering perspective, this includes mapping out ‘decision trees’, annotating task boundaries and defining clear entry and exit points for AI intervention.
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Through videos, reading materials, and practical decision trees, participants learn how to respond without panic or paralysis.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Viterbi-algorithm decision trees can be plotted in a latticelike trellis diagram, an approach Forney and his colleagues say is much simpler than writing out formulas and logical if-then statements.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2016
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Through videos, reading materials, and practical decision trees, participants learn how to respond without panic or paralysis.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Viterbi-algorithm decision trees can be plotted in a latticelike trellis diagram, an approach Forney and his colleagues say is much simpler than writing out formulas and logical if-then statements.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2016
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“Decision tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decision%20tree. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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