"decision theory" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2014, Giacomo Della Riccia et al., editors, Planning Based on Decision Theory, Springer, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Decision theory gives a concise framework for making decisions based on models. Its components are a state space forming the range of a set of variables, alternatives or potential actions, and constraints on the decision space a set of consequences of actions, and a preference functional encoding and optimality criterion, involving the costs and value of extra information.",
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        "A branch of applied probability theory concerned with the theory of decision making based on models describing probabilities, actions, constraints, and preferences."
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