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Dealing with preferences means that one needs to make a choice from a collection of possible choices. The generic term object is used as a formal term for choice. An object may be a trip, a candidate, a course, a time interval, etc.
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Kaci, S. (2011). Preferences Modeling. In: Working with Preferences: Less Is More. Cognitive Technologies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17280-9_2
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