Gate
A single yes/no question in a routing tree, drawn as a diamond, that tests one property of a task and splits the path. Worth including only if a yes and a no lead to genuinely different outcomes.
Defined in 2 GAGE programs, which carry 4 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in Certified AI Practitioner: Workplace Foundations.
How each discipline defines it
The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.
A pass or fail condition applied before any scoring. This topic uses three: appetite, obligation and evidence. A failed gate is not a low score; it is a requirement to change the design or to obtain a formal decision at the right level of authority.
A single yes/no question in a routing tree, drawn as a diamond, that tests one property of a task and splits the path. Worth including only if a yes and a no lead to genuinely different outcomes.
One of the seven assessment points in this program. Knowledge checks feed Gate 1, labs and artifacts feed Gates 4 and 5, the capstone is Gate 6 and the oral defense is Gate 7. Topic 0.5 walks all seven in order.
One of the seven assessment points in this program. Seven numbers, six distinct machines, because Gates 4 and 5 are the lab and the artifact it produces.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first module of every program is free with a free account.
- AI-Suitable vs. Human-Essential Decision Trees · Critical Thinking and Context Engineering, Certified AI Practitioner: Workplace Foundations
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.