Decide

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.

"The election will be decided on foreign policies.; It was decided to meet here at midnight.; Her last-minute goal decided the game."

2.VerbTo make a judgment, especially after deliberation.

"You must decide between good and evil.; I have decided that it is healthier to walk to work."

3.VerbTo cause someone to come to a decision.

"Your admonition decided me against my intended course of action."

4.VerbOf a Turing machine: to return a correct answer (for some yes-or-no problem) on every possible input.

"No Turing Machine can decide the halting problem."

5.VerbTo cut off; to separate.

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