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A '''decision tree''' is a supervised learning model that recursively partitions a dataset into subsets based on feature values, producing a tree-like structure of decision rules. Each internal node represents a test on a feature, each branch represents an outcome of that test, and each leaf node represents a predicted class or value. Decision trees are intuitive, interpretable, and form the building blocks of more powerful ensemble methods such as [[Random forest|random forests]] and [[Gradient boosting|gradient boosting]], but they are notoriously unstable: a small change in the training data can produce a radically different tree structure.

The instability of single trees is not merely an inconvenience — it is the fundamental reason ensemble methods work. Because trees are high-variance, low-bias learners, averaging many trees trained on different data subsets dramatically reduces variance without sacrificing the expressiveness of the individual model. The decision tree is therefore best understood not as a standalone classifier but as a modular component whose fragility is strategically exploited by ensemble architectures.

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