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decision procedure

American

noun

Logic.

a procedure, as an algorithm, for determining in a finite number of steps the validity of any of a certain class of propositions.

First recorded in 1940–45

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The U.S. allegations, though serious, don't factor into the decision-making procedure, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2018

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