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Luce's choice axiom

Luce's choice axiom proper noun: an axiom stating that the relative odds of selecting one item over another from a pool of many items are not affected by the presence or absence of other items in the pool.

Proper noun

Luce's choice axiom

  1. An axiom stating that the relative odds of selecting one item over another from a pool of many items are not affected by the presence or absence of other items in the pool.

Origin of Luce's choice axiom

Formulated by R. Duncan Luce in 1959.

Questions about Luce's choice axiom

What does Luce's choice axiom mean?
Luce's choice axiom means an axiom stating that the relative odds of selecting one item over another from a pool of many items are not affected by the presence or absence of other items in the pool.
What part of speech is Luce's choice axiom?
Luce's choice axiom is a proper noun.

Words near Luce's choice axiom in the dictionary

  1. Luccock
  2. Luccocks
  3. Luccombe
  4. luce
  5. Luce County
  6. Luce's choice axiom
  7. Lucea
  8. Lucedale
  9. Lucena
  10. Lucenahin
  11. Lucenas

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