decide

Definition of decide in English English dictionary: To make a judgment, especially after deliberation
I have decided that it is healthier to walk to work.; To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
Her last-minute goal decided the game.; To cause someone to come to a decision
It decides me to look into the matter, for if it is worth anyone's while to take so much trouble, there must be something in it.; {v} to determin, finish, conclude, settle; To resolve a dispute, to give judgement; used in the form "Decide (p)", performs a case split on whether the proposition p is true or false; two subgoals are created, one with p added as a new hypothesis and the other with "not p" added as a new hypothesis; reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!" influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election; If a person or group of people decides something, they choose what something should be like or how a particular problem should be solved. She was still young, he said, and that would be taken into account when deciding her sentence; v To conclude or settle; To bring to a termination, as a question, controversy, struggle, by giving the victory to one side or party; to render judgment concerning; to determine; to settle; To resolve (a contest, problem etc.); to determine or settle; If an event or fact decides something, it makes it certain that a particular choice will be made or that there will be a particular result. The goal that decided the match came just before the interval The results will decide if he will win a place at a good university Luck is certainly one deciding factor; If you decide that something is true, you form that opinion about it after considering the facts. He decided Franklin must be suffering from a bad cold I couldn't decide whether he was incredibly brave or just insane; {f} rule, resolve, conclude, make a decision; To determine; to form a definite opinion; to come to a conclusion; to give decision; as, the court decided in favor of the defendant; To come to a decision or make up your mind To determine; If something decides you to do something, it is the reason that causes you to choose to do it. The banning of his play decided him to write about censorship I don't know what finally decided her, but she agreed; reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"; To come to a resolution or judgement; If you decide to do something, you choose to do it, usually after you have thought carefully about the other possibilities. She decided to do a secretarial course He has decided that he doesn't want to embarrass the movement and will therefore step down The house needed totally rebuilding, so we decided against buying it I had a cold and couldn't decide whether to go to work or not Think about it very carefully before you decide; influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election; influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"; cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!"; bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"; To cut off; to separate
decide on: If you decide on something or decide upon something, you choose it from two or more possibilities. After leaving university, Therese decided on a career in publishing
decidability: the state or condition of being decidable
decidable: capable of being decided
decidable: describing a set for which there exists an algorithm that will determine whether any element is or is not within the set in a finite amount of time
It is easy to show that the set of even numbers is decidable by creating the relevant Turing machine.
decidable: in intuitionistic logic, a proposition P is decidable in a given theory if it can be proven from the theory that "either P or not P", i.e. in symbols: P \vee \neg P .http: //plato.stanford.edu/entries/logic-intuitionistic/
decided: Simple past tense and past participle of decide
decided: {s} definite, clear, absolute
decider: {n} a person who determins quarrels
decidable: 1. Able to be decided2. (Math. & Logic) Able to be proved within a formal system of axioms
decidable: Capable of being decided; determinable
decidable: {s} able to be decided, concludable
decided: determined; resolute
decided: past of decide
decided: Free from doubt or wavering; determined; of fixed purpose; fully settled; positive; resolute; as, a decided opinion or purpose
decided: Free from ambiguity; unequivocal; unmistakable; unquestionable; clear; evident; as, a decided advantage
decided: Decided means clear and definite. Her ignorance of the area put her at a decided disadvantage = definite. definite and easily noticed
decided: recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"
decider: {i} one who decides
decider: A Turing machine that halts regardless of its input
decider: In games such as football and hockey, the decider is the last goal to be scored in a match that is won by a difference of only one goal. McGrath scored the decider in Villa's 2-1 home win over Forest. the last part of a game or competition, which will show who the winner is
decider: An event or action which decides the outcome of a contested matter
decider: A person, divinity, or authoritative text which decides
decider: In sport, a decider is one of the games in a series, which establishes which player or team wins the series. He won the decider which completed England's 3-2 victory over Austria
deciding: having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"
deciding: the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"
deciding: present participle of decide
deciding: {s} conclusive, decisive, final, crucial