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Appendix

A.1 Notation

Notation	Explanation	Chapter
≻, ≺	preference relations	2
~	equivalence relation	2
Z	set of outcomes, rewards	3
z	outcome, generic element of Z	3
z⁰	best outcome	3
z₀	worst outcome	3
Z_{i₁i₂...i_s0k}	outcome from actions when the state of nature is	12
Z_{i₁i₂...i_Sk}	outcome from actions when the state of nature is	12
Θ	set of states of nature, parameter space	3
θ	event, state of nature, parameter, generic element of Θ, scalar	2
θ	state of nature, parameter, generic element of Θ, vector	7
	generic state of nature upon taking stopping action at stage s	12
	generic state of nature at last stage S upon taking action	12
π	subjective probability

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