decision · cognitive

selecting one option from among differing alternatives over time

Decision (noun) means: selecting one option from among differing alternatives over time. It emerges from choice, difference, select, time: choice and difference establish multiple distinct options, which selection resolves over time, producing a decision. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 10, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).

Examples

• The Mars rover Opportunity selected a path around a sand trap in 2005 using onboard algorithms. computing
• In 2008, Iceland’s government chose to let Kaupthing Bank fail instead of bailing it out. economics
• A neuron fires when membrane potential crosses −55 mV, selecting output among silent, burst, or steady states. biology

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