game theory

noun

: the analysis of a situation involving conflicting interests (as in business or military strategy) in terms of gains and losses among opposing players
game theorist noun

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One of von Neumann’s accomplishments was the founding of game theory – the modelling of strategic decision making. — Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025 There was no game theory exercise, no deliberative process laid out for their cost-cutting and no metrics for determining what waste, fraud and abuse of tax dollars actually look like. — Nolan Finley, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025 Consider it style game theory: Match the moment without losing yourself in the process. — Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2025 The bleak bargaining chips of deterrence In 2005, Thomas Schelling won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for enhancing understanding of conflict and cooperation through game theory analysis. — Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for game theory

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1945, in the meaning defined above

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