Choquet integral

noun

A kind of subadditive or superadditive integral to measure the expected utility of an uncertain event.

Meanings

nounChoquet integral (plural Choquet integrals)

plural Choquet integrals

  1. statistical mechanics; potential theory; decision theory; statistical mechanics; potential theory; decision theoryA kind of subadditive or superadditive integral to measure the expected utility of an uncertain event.

Origin

Named after the French mathematician Gustave Choquet, who introduced them in 1953.

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APA

Choquet integral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Choquet%20integral

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Chicago

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