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$c_{fa}$

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Article-grounded definition

the fitness cost of a false alarm.

c_{fa}

the fitness cost of a false alarm.

\frac{P(D \mid H)}{P(D \mid \lnot H)} \; > \; \frac{P(\lnot H)}{P(H)} \cdot \frac{c_{fa}}{c_{miss}}

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c_{fa}

the fitness cost of a false alarm.