Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decisional

[dɪˈsɪʒənəɫ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: de-ci-sion-al
IPA: [dɪˈsɪʒənəɫ]

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to decisions.

adj

Having the power or authority to make decisions.

Example Sentences

"Subjects characterized as having achieved decisional equilibrium were well distributed throughout the range of decisional situations, although none of these individuals participated in more than nine different decisions."
"The procedures should also make plain that a decisional official, whether or not challenged, may voluntarily abstain from participating in a particular proceeding."

Etymology

From decision + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: [dɪˈsɪʒənəɫ]
British English: [dɪˈsɪʒənəɫ]

Derived Forms

decisionally extradecisional postdecisional predecisional

Phrases

decisional law

Questions

How do you pronounce decisional?: The recorded pronunciation is [dɪˈsɪʒənəɫ].
What does decisional mean?: Of or pertaining to decisions.
Where does decisional come from?: From decision + -al.

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