We outline an approach for assessing preferences in the form of a finite-dimensional, linear-lexicographic utility function when they lack the continuity properties necessary for representing them in the form of a real-valued, von Neumann-Morgenstern utility function. This approach takes the...

Utility and subjective probability involve the systematic study of people's preferences and beliefs, including quantitative representations of preference and belief that facilitate analyses of problems in decision making and choice behavior. Its history spans more than 250 years and is mainly...