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		mindcrime on April 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Algorithms for Decision Making [pdf] Yes, it's unfortunate that two somewhat different fields have such similar sounding names. "Decision Theory" (or "Decision Science") vs "Decision Procedures" (or "Decision Problems"). But what can one do?

travisjungroth on April 22, 2022 | [–]

If only there was a framework for making choices about actions.

mdp2021 on April 22, 2022 | [–]

I'd say you would not confuse the State Administration and the Department of Mathematics...

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