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pignistic

pignistic adjective: being or relating to a probability that a rational person will assign to an option when required to make a decision.

Adjective

pignistic (not comparable)

  1. (decision theory) Being or relating to a probability that a rational person will assign to an option when required to make a decision.

Origin of pignistic

Coined by Philippe Smets from Latin pignus (“a bet”) + -istic.

Questions about pignistic

What does pignistic mean?
Pignistic means being or relating to a probability that a rational person will assign to an option when required to make a decision.
What part of speech is pignistic?
Pignistic is an adjective.

Words near pignistic in the dictionary

  1. pignerate
  2. pignerated
  3. pignerates
  4. pignerating
  5. pigneration
  6. pignistic
  7. pignoli
  8. pignolia
  9. pignolias
  10. pignolis
  11. pignora

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