# Branch Utility

> How much does this advance the objective?

Record: `reasoning:node-tel-utility`
Kind: node
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/reasoning#reasoning-node-tel-utility

Listed in [Reasoning records](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/reasoning.md), after [Objective](https://banes-lab.com/records/reasoning/node-tel-objective.md) and before [Branch Cost](https://banes-lab.com/records/reasoning/node-tel-cost.md).

## Axis

- [teleology](https://banes-lab.com/records/reasoning/axis-teleology.md)

## Grounded by

- [PRIORITY](https://banes-lab.com/records/pag/keyword-priority-queue-priority.md)

## Math type

- [optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/reasoning/math-type-optimization.md)

## Linked from

- [Worth before work](https://banes-lab.com/disciplined-methodology/plan/worth-before-work.md)
- [The honest gaps](https://banes-lab.com/disciplined-methodology/ship/the-honest-gaps.md)
- [The axes](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/reasoning/the-axes.md)
- [priority_queue](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/grammar/pag-keywords-priority-queue.md)