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:: [[User:Lucasvb]] This is the first I am hearing of '''ordinal utilities'''. I do not see how this term is useful. Utilities are generally thought of as a numeric measure. Ordinal systems only provide a preference direction not a magnitude. this term conflates preference with Utility. Is this term used in literature anywhere? I think you just mean preference when you say ordinal utility. If that is the case then why not use the less confusing term? --[[User:Dr. Edmonds|Dr. Edmonds]] ([[User talk:Dr. Edmonds|talk]]) 21:22, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
:::: That's surprising, as it's THE standard term used everywhere, and it's even already mentioned in the article's reference section. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordinal_utility or https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0,5&q=ordinal+utility ... Utilities are what individuals use to make decisions. I don't like the term either, but since it exists we cannot use "utility" without clarification. [[User:lucasvb|lucasvb]] ([[User_talk:lucasvb|talk]]} 09:33, 19 July 2020 (UTC)
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