ValueFunction.md (467B)
1 # Value Function 2 3 RL Ch 1 4 5 **Definition:** The value function describes the overall expected reward for an agent. 6 7 This includes a gamma term (discount factor) which is between 1 and 0 with 0 meaning future rewards don't mean anything and 1 meaning future rewards are equally as important as short term rewards. 8 9 When evaluating this function we take gamma to the power of the term number (how many steps in future) it is associated with making a geometric sequence.