valuefunction
nounUK /ˈvæljuː ˈfʌŋkʃən/
US /ˈvæljuː ˈfʌŋkʃən/
A value function is a math rule that tells you how good or how much something is worth.
The computer used a value function to pick the best move in the game.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In reinforcement learning, a value function predicts the total future reward an agent can get from a state.
The agent learned a value function to know which rooms were safe.
3. In economics, a value function shows how much satisfaction or worth comes from different amounts of goods.
The value function helped explain why people like the first cookie more than the tenth.
4. In programming, a value function is a small helper that returns a single result.
She wrote a value function to turn a name into a number.