rational agent
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrationalandagent
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rational
adjective
uk/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/us/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
based on clear thought ...
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agent
noun[C]
uk/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/us/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
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(Definition ofrationalandagentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Arationalagentwould only modify its preferences upon receipt of new information.
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If it is less than zero, therationalagentdid worse than the average-performing boundedlyrationalagent.
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The performance of therationalagentis compared to the performance of boundedly rational agents, based on the average utility received over time.
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Arationalagentnot lacking in knowledge or power will choose the most effective means to his goals.
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Here arationalagent, since he cannot choose the best, will choose a good one.
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We are now ready to define a perfectlyrationalagentand a bounded optimal agent.
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It is part of general revelation, written in nature, and so publicly accessible to anyrationalagent.
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As arationalagent, of course, one always has a reason to act on the strength of some reason.
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Regime changes themselves are something that therationalagentknows can happen and so can incorporate as possibilities in his expectations function.
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The results show that therationalagentperforms only slightly better than the average and the median boundedly rational agents.
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First, it concerns the concept of the subject doing the thinking : as a discreterationalagent, unaffected by personal history, psychoanalytic forces or socioeconomic context.
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Therationalagentcould never be in a position in which she knows that further inquiry is too costly.
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The former case is essentially that of a singlerationalagentprocessing information.
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A perfectlyrationalagentselects the action that maximises its expected utility, given the percepts so far.
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In the second part of the paper, arationalagentis added to the economy.
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Importantly, she shows how an omniscient,rationalagentwould fare relative to the boundedly rational agents who inhabit the economy she studies.
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As arationalagent, the best alternative is preferred and selected.
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Given a choice between them, arationalagentcan choose either.
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