A mathematical function which ranks alternatives according to their utility to an individual.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Everyone has different preferences and utility functions.’
- Quantitative analysis of public utility functions has long been abandoned.
- According to this model, individuals have a utility function defined over their own consumption.
- For computational convenience it is assumed that all individuals have the same utility function.
- For example, it would be useful for economists to know how custom would enter the utility function or how it would affect restrictions.