it's the process of identifying and choosing an alternative courses of action in a manner appropriate to the demands of the situation
giving consideration to a matter, identifying the desired end results, determining options to get the end results, and then selecting the most suitable option to achieve the desired purpose
Standard & Poor 's 500 index rose 15.66 to 1,046.79 , its best advance since Oct. 1 , when it gained 22.25 .