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ScottL comments on Rationality Compendium: Principle 1 - A rational agent, given its capabilities and the situation it is in, is one that thinks and acts optimally - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ScottL 23 August 2015 01:20:24PM 1 point [-]

A glossary is just an alphabetical list of words relating to a specific subject, text, or dialect, with explanations; a brief dictionary. I suppose the wiki part is sort of like a glossary, but overall I don't think these posts are a glossary. I think you are right, though, that primer is not the best word for it. I changed it to compendium. A compendium is a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject.

Comment author: Clarity 24 August 2015 02:05:54AM *  0 points [-]

Compendium sounds far more accurate than both your original term and my original suggestion. Nicely done. Newcomb's problem certainly isn't something I'd expect when reading a introduction to what lesswrong is about.