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Decision vs Hyperfiction - What's the difference?

decision | hyperfiction |

As nouns the difference between decision and hyperfiction

is that decision is decision while hyperfiction is fiction written in a hypertext medium, usually allowing the reader to make decisions that affect the storyline.

decision

English

Noun

  • A choice or judgement.
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  • (uncountable) Firmness of conviction.
  • (chiefly combat sports) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.
  • (baseball) A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher.

    • Usage notes

    * (choice or judgment) Most often, to decide something is to make a decision; however, other possibilities exist as well. Many verbs used with destination or conclusion, such as reach, (term), and (term) can also be used with (term); these serve to emphasize that the decision is the result of deliberation. Finally, some varieties of English prefer to take a decision rather than make one. * See for uses and meaning of decision collocated with these words. * Adjectives often applied to "decision": important, difficult, big, tough, bad, informed, easy, personal, smart, poor, good, quick, major, strategic, wise, serious, hard, stupid, hasty, responsible, complex, prudent, deliberate, significant, collective, delayed, challenging, careful, foolish, small, rash, thoughtful, slow, clever, forced, uninformed.

    Derived terms

    * decisioning * decision making * decision tree * decision problem * decision procedure * decision theory * indecision

    Related terms

    * decide * decisive

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (boxing) To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout

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    hyperfiction

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Fiction written in a hypertext medium, usually allowing the reader to make decisions that affect the storyline.