There’s already a word for that: “optimand”.
Right—but you can’t say “expected optimand maximiser”. There is a loooong history of using the term “utility” in this context in economics. Think you have better terminology? Go for it—but so far, I don’t see much of a case.
That would be the “other concept” (link edited to point to specific subsection of linked article) referred to in the grandparent.
That would be the “other concept” referred to in the grandparent.
It wasn’t very clear what you meant by that. The other use of “utility”? Presumably you didn’t mean this:
utility—“a public service, as a telephone or electric-light system, a streetcar or railroad line, or the like.”
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/utility
...but what did you mean?
Actually I don’t much care. You are just bitching about standard terminology. That is not my problem.
Right—but you can’t say “expected optimand maximiser”. There is a loooong history of using the term “utility” in this context in economics. Think you have better terminology? Go for it—but so far, I don’t see much of a case.
That would be the “other concept” (link edited to point to specific subsection of linked article) referred to in the grandparent.
It wasn’t very clear what you meant by that. The other use of “utility”? Presumably you didn’t mean this:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/utility
...but what did you mean?
Actually I don’t much care. You are just bitching about standard terminology. That is not my problem.