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decision tree

American

noun

Logic.

a tree diagram in which the selection of each branch requires that some type of logical decision be made.

decision tree British

noun

a treelike diagram illustrating the choices available to a decision maker, each possible decision and its estimated outcome being shown as a separate branch of the tree

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Other Word Forms

decision-tree

adjective

Etymology

Origin of decision tree

First recorded in 1965–70

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