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Definition

Recommendation system

A system that ranks products, content, or actions for a user or context using behavior, attributes, and feedback.

Why it matters

The practical consequence.

Recommendation affects what users see and what the business prioritizes, so relevance, constraints, feedback, and monitoring must be designed together.

Example

How it appears in a system.

An auction platform can rank listings using user behavior, item attributes, marketplace conditions, and business rules.

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