8 TermsHome > Terms > English, UK (UE) > utility function
utility function
A mathematical expression that assigns a value to all possible choices. In portfolio theory, the utility function expresses the preferences of economic entities with respect to perceived risk and expected return.
0
0
Improve it
- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s):
- Blossary:
- Industry/Domain: Financial services
- Category: General Finance
- Company: Bloomberg
- Product:
- Acronym-Abbreviation:
Other Languages:
Member comments
Terms in the News
Featured Terms
Pen Liyuan
Peng Liyuan (born November 20, 1962) is a popular Chinese folk music singer and the wife of Chinese leader, Xi Jinping. She became China's first lady ...
Contributor
Featured blossaries
Browers Terms By Category
- Muscular(158)
- Brain(145)
- Human body(144)
- Developmental anatomy(72)
- Nervous system(57)
- Arteries(53)
Anatomy(873) Terms
- General jewelry(850)
- Style, cut & fit(291)
- Brands & labels(85)
- General fashion(45)
Fashion(1271) Terms
- Cooking(3691)
- Fish, poultry, & meat(288)
- Spices(36)
Culinary arts(4015) Terms
- Mapping science(4042)
- Soil science(1654)
- Physical oceanography(1561)
- Geology(1407)
- Seismology(488)
- Remote sensing(446)
Earth science(10026) Terms
- Bridge(5007)
- Plumbing(1082)
- Carpentry(559)
- Architecture(556)
- Flooring(503)
- Home remodeling(421)