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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But the bots are still constrained by their decision trees, and customer experience is based on the quality of their design.
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Ian Gotts, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Consult with your communications team to prepare for every possible reaction and establish a decision tree for managing any objection.
—Leeatt Rothschild, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Every branch of Marsh’s decision tree extends from her formative relationships and experiences, even crappy ones.
—Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
So while the team has plenty of questions to address this offseason, the decision tree’s roots begin at how much, and even whether, to pay Jones and Barkley.
—Howard Megdal, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
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Ian Gotts, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Consult with your communications team to prepare for every possible reaction and establish a decision tree for managing any objection.
—Leeatt Rothschild, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Every branch of Marsh’s decision tree extends from her formative relationships and experiences, even crappy ones.
—Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
So while the team has plenty of questions to address this offseason, the decision tree’s roots begin at how much, and even whether, to pay Jones and Barkley.
—Howard Megdal, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
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“Decision tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decision%20tree. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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