dual-choicesystem
nounUK /ˌdjuːəl ˈtʃɔɪs ˌsɪstəm/
US /ˌduːəl ˈtʃɔɪs ˌsɪstəm/
A way of thinking where your brain makes fast guesses or slow, careful decisions.
When you catch a ball without thinking, your dual-choicesystem is working fast.
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2. A setup where a machine or program picks between exactly two options.
The toy robot uses a dual-choicesystem to decide whether to turn left or right.
3. A test format where each question has only two possible answers.
The quiz was a dual-choicesystem, so every question was true or false.
4. A method for making group decisions by offering only two paths forward.
The club used a dual-choicesystem: vote for the park or the pool.