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By 1910, inventor Mark Barr began using the Greek letter phi ( ) as a symbol for the golden ratio. [32] [e] It has also been represented by tau ( ), the first letter of the ancient Greek τομή ('cut' or 'section'). [35] Dan Shechtman demonstrates quasicrystals at the NIST in 1985 using a Zometoy model.
It is sometimes referred to as base-φ, golden mean base, phi-base, or, colloquially, phinary. Any non-negative real number can be represented as a base-φ numeral using only the digits 0 and 1, and avoiding the digit sequence "11" – this is called a standard form .
A Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one thing is actually offered. The term is often used to describe an illusion that choices are available. The best known Hobson's choice is "I'll give you a choice: take it or leave it", wherein "leaving it" is strongly undesirable.
Discrete choice models statistically relate the choice made by each person to the attributes of the person and the attributes of the alternatives available to the person. For example, the choice of which car a person buys is statistically related to the person's income and age as well as to price, fuel efficiency , size, and other attributes of ...
A choice is the range of different things from which a being can choose. [1] The arrival at a choice may incorporate motivators and models.. Freedom of choice is generally cherished, whereas a severely limited or artificially restricted choice can lead to discomfort with choosing, and possibly an unsatisfactory outcome.
Me-dam-me-phi is a Tai-Ahom word, Mae (𑜉𑜦𑜧) means offering, Dam (𑜓𑜪) means the dead and Phi (𑜇𑜣) means the god. [8] [9] The rituals of the observance of Me Dam Me Phi are written in the book Khyek-lai or Lit Lai Me-Dam-Me-Phi in Tai Ahom language. [10] In other Tai groups distant ancestors are referred as'Phi-dam. [11]
The second one is usually meant by "Luce's choice axiom", as the first one is usually called "independence from irrelevant alternatives" (IIA). [ 3 ] Luce's choice axiom 1 (IIA): if P ( a ∣ A ) = 0 , P ( b ∣ A ) > 0 {\displaystyle P(a\mid A)=0,P(b\mid A)>0} , then for any a , b ∈ B ⊂ A {\displaystyle a,b\in B\subset A} , we still have P ...
Choice-supportive memory distortion is thought to occur during the time of memory retrieval and was the result of the belief that, "I chose this option, therefore it must have been the better option." [5] Essentially, after a choice is made people tend to adjust their attitudes to be consistent with, the decision they have already made.