decision science
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An interdisciplinary field concerned with rational decision making, combining mathematics, economics, and behavioural sciences.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Decision science can be described as the body of knowledge that is concerned with rational decision-making. […] Decision science (DS) is, by its nature, integrative and interdisciplinary. Its origins lie in mathematics, economics and behavioural sciences, but it is now increasingly influenced by developments in other business disciplines and computer science."
- "She would later get degrees in statistics, neuroscience and psychology, a combination that raised some eyebrows. “When I was being trained, it was really unusual for someone to do both [data and decision science]^([sic]),” she says."
Usage
Inflected Forms
decision sciences (plural)