bipolar rating scale

a set of response options whose lower- and upper-end terms are opposites. For example, a bipolar rating scale for motivation might include response options that range from very strong to very weak. Also called bipolar scale. Compare unipolar rating scale. See also semantic differential.

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January 15th 2025

A* search

(pronounced “A star”) a type of best-first search in which “best” for any state is measured by the distance that state is from the start state plus the heuristic estimate of the quality of that state. The heuristic estimate must be less than or equal to the actual cost of going from that state to a goal state.