TERMIUM Plus®
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MAXIMAX [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-09-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Marketing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- decision criterion
1, record 1, English, decision%20criterion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The rationale by which one decides how a decision should be made. Several types of decision criteria can be used, depending on the decision situation(certainty, uncertainty risk, or conflict) and the desired outcome, i. e., maximum possible return, called(maximax) ;avoiding maximum loss, called(minimax) ;or, equally likely to occur, maximum expected return, also called expected value. 1, record 1, English, - decision%20criterion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Commercialisation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- critère de décision
1, record 1, French, crit%C3%A8re%20de%20d%C3%A9cision
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-06-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- minimin
1, record 2, English, minimin
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Hurwicz's criterion 1, record 2, English, Hurwicz%27s%20criterion
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That course of action which minimizes the minimum risk. Also known as Hurwicz’s criterion. 1, record 2, English, - minimin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also minimax, maximin, maximax, negmax, etc. 2, record 2, English, - minimin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- minimin
1, record 2, French, minimin
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi minimax, négamax, maximin, etc. 1, record 2, French, - minimin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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