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.
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    "This strategy would later be dubbed "minimax lookahead.""
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