"utility function" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: utility functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} utility function (plural utility functions)
  1. (game theory) A mathematical function that assigns a real number to every element of the outcome space in a way that captures the agent's preferences over both simple and compound lotteries. Wikipedia link: utility function Translations (mathematical function): užitková funkce [feminine] (Czech), συνάρτηση χρησιμότητας (synártisi chrisimótitas) [feminine] (Greek), hasznossági függvény (Hungarian), nytjafall [neuter] (Icelandic), kabisa ng dahat (Tagalog)

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