Minimax
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adjective.
Of or relating to the strategy in game theory that minimizes the maximum risk for a player.
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noun.
In decision theory,
game theory
, etc. a decision rule used for
minimizing
the
maximum
possible
loss
, or maximizing the minimum
gain
.
verb.
To find the
optimum
play, or decision, to achieve minimizing the maximum loss.
Word Usage
"This strategy would later be dubbed "minimax lookahead.""
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