Both Uses
decisive
in
Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell
(Edited)
- The decisive factor is how you take apart your adversary's system.
Chpt 4 *decisive = determining an outcome
- The war games required them to make decisive, rapid-fire decisions under conditions of high pressure and with limited information, which is, of course, what they did all day at work.
Chpt 4 *decisive = without hesitation
Definitions:
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(1)
(decisive as in: a decisive defeat) determining an outcome; or ending question
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(2)
(decisive as in: a decisive decision maker) making quick decisions and sticking by them; or describing an action as firm or without hesitation
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)