Binary decision

<p>A binary decision is a choice between two alternatives, for instance between taking some specific action or not taking it.
</p><p>Binary decisions are basic to many fields. Examples include:
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<ul><li><a href="/facts/Truth_value/SY4e2w8l">Truth values</a> in mathematical logic, and the corresponding <a href="/facts/Boolean_data_type/0GWYLDoC">Boolean data type</a> in computer science, representing a value which may be chosen to be either true or false.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Conditional_(computer_programming)/8gDQTqUD">Conditional statements</a> (if-then or if-then-else) in computer science, binary decisions about which piece of code to execute next.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Decision_tree/XDVeGlkJ">Decision trees</a> and <a href="/facts/Binary_decision_diagram/977o5E7L">binary decision diagrams</a>, representations for sequences of binary decisions.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Binary_choice/hSA6DKCX">Binary choice</a>, a statistical model for the outcome of a binary decision.</li></ul>

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Binary decision