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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The brand tapped in-house product experts to carefully consider each item and develop a decision tree with branches for characteristics like color and materials that would guide handling of each item. 
Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2020 Second, use a decision tree to determine the best human-A.I. combination for your application. Matthieu Gombeaud, Fortune, 6 May 2022 Only a small percentage of schools are oversubscribed (McGraw and Tiernan estimate around 6%), forcing a decision tree of priorities to determine if the child gets a spot. Mike Mcshane, Forbes, 8 June 2022 The Virginia Student Threat Assessment Guidelines are a decision tree designed for typically at least three people: a school administrator, a law-enforcement officer, and a mental-health professional. Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 7 June 2022 Together, these questions, asked in sequence, constitute a decision tree. Matthieu Gombeaud, Fortune, 6 May 2022 Domino’s Pizza offers a good, after-the-fact demonstration of how the decision tree can work. Matthieu Gombeaud, Fortune, 6 May 2022 There’s a whole bunch of mathematical analysis in the study, using different approaches (including a machine learning method called a decision tree regressor algorithm) to sift through all the data and look for meaningful patterns. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 27 Oct. 2021 The first three steps are about structuring and collecting information in a decision tree to help make a recommendation that considers all key factors. Erik Larson, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022 See More
Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2020 Second, use a decision tree to determine the best human-A.I. combination for your application. Matthieu Gombeaud, Fortune, 6 May 2022 Only a small percentage of schools are oversubscribed (McGraw and Tiernan estimate around 6%), forcing a decision tree of priorities to determine if the child gets a spot. Mike Mcshane, Forbes, 8 June 2022 The Virginia Student Threat Assessment Guidelines are a decision tree designed for typically at least three people: a school administrator, a law-enforcement officer, and a mental-health professional. Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 7 June 2022 Together, these questions, asked in sequence, constitute a decision tree. Matthieu Gombeaud, Fortune, 6 May 2022 Domino’s Pizza offers a good, after-the-fact demonstration of how the decision tree can work. Matthieu Gombeaud, Fortune, 6 May 2022 There’s a whole bunch of mathematical analysis in the study, using different approaches (including a machine learning method called a decision tree regressor algorithm) to sift through all the data and look for meaningful patterns. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 27 Oct. 2021 The first three steps are about structuring and collecting information in a decision tree to help make a recommendation that considers all key factors. Erik Larson, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1957, in the meaning defined above