Term Definition: Decision tree
Main Description

Tree view for a set of business rules, where a rule is represented by a path through the tree. Decision trees are composed of branches that have a condition node as their root, and end with actions. Decision trees allow you to manage a large set of rules with some conditions in common but not all.

The following figure is a decision tree for a which test if the age of the borrower is above 18, if so if the loan grade ia A,B or C.