Prim–Read theory, or Prim–Read defense, was an important development in game theory that led to radical changes in the United States' views on the value...
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Game theory is the study of mathematical models of strategic interactions. It has applications in many fields of social science, and is used extensively...
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Minimax (redirect from Maximin (decision theory))
a decision rule used in artificial intelligence, decision theory, combinatorial game theory, statistics, and philosophy for minimizing the possible loss...
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Either way, philosopher John Rawls concludes differently in his 1971 A Theory of Justice, stating that a just society must tolerate the intolerant, for...
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Combinatorial game theory is a branch of mathematics and theoretical computer science that typically studies sequential games with perfect information...
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In cooperative game theory, the core is the set of feasible allocations or imputations where no coalition of agents can benefit by breaking away from the...
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No-win situation (category Game theory)
no-win outcomes and find more satisfactory results.[citation needed] In game theory, a "no-win" situation is a circumstance in which no player benefits from...
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Daniel Kahneman (redirect from Central capacity theory)
challenge the assumption of human rationality prevailing in modern economic theory. Kahneman became known as the "grandfather of behavioral economics." With...
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Deterrence theory refers to the scholarship and practice of how threats of using force by one party can convince another party to refrain from initiating...
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In game theory, a focal point (or Schelling point) is a solution that people tend to choose by default in the absence of communication in order to avoid...
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In game theory, a cooperative game (or coalitional game) is a game with groups of players who form binding “coalitions” with external enforcement of cooperative...
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In game theory, the outcome of a game is the ultimate result of a strategic interaction with one or more people, dependant on the choices made by all participants...
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John von Neumann (section Set theory)
that von Neumann read a book by the mathematical economist Léon Walras. Von Neumann noticed that Walras's General Equilibrium Theory and Walras's law...
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Look up Appendix:Glossary of game theory in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Game theory is the branch of mathematics in which games are studied: that...
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252. ISBN 978-0-486-40917-7. Mendelson, Elliott (2016). Introducing Game Theory and its Applications. CRC Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-4822-8587-1. "Wild Tic-Tac-Toe"...
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Nash equilibrium (redirect from Nash theorem (in game theory))
In game theory, the Nash equilibrium is the most commonly used solution concept for non-cooperative games. A Nash equilibrium is a situation where no player...
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Evolutionary game theory (EGT) is the application of game theory to evolving populations in biology. It defines a framework of contests, strategies, and...
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In game theory, the battle of the sexes is a two-player coordination game that also involves elements of conflict. The game was introduced in 1957 by R...
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In game theory, a move, action, or play is any one of the options which a player can choose in a setting where the optimal outcome depends not only on...
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game theory is the study of strategic decision making by small interacting agents in very large populations. It lies at the intersection of game theory with...
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Quantum game theory is an extension of classical game theory to the quantum domain. It differs from classical game theory in three primary ways: Superposed...
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Monty Hall problem (category Probability theory paradoxes)
textbooks and articles intended to teach the basics of probability theory and game theory. A considerable number of other generalizations have also been studied...
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Stable matching problem (category Game theory game classes)
Economic Sciences was awarded to Lloyd S. Shapley and Alvin E. Roth "for the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design." An important and...
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Centipede game (redirect from Centipede (game theory))
In game theory, the centipede game, first introduced by Robert Rosenthal in 1981, is an extensive form game in which two players take turns choosing either...
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Ultimatum game (section Evolutionary game theory)
(preference for fairness). Even in anonymous one-shot settings, the economic-theory suggested outcome of minimum money transfer and acceptance is rejected by...
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In game theory, Zermelo's theorem is a theorem about finite two-person games of perfect information in which the players move alternately and in which...
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Stag hunt (category Evolutionary game theory)
In game theory, the stag hunt, sometimes referred to as the assurance game, trust dilemma or common interest game, describes a conflict between safety...
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In cooperative game theory, the Shapley value is a method (solution concept) for fairly distributing the total gains or costs among a group of players...
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Tit for tat (category Strategy (game theory))
first recorded in 1558. It is also a highly effective strategy in game theory. An agent using this strategy will first cooperate, then subsequently replicate...
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In game theory, folk theorems are a class of theorems describing an abundance of Nash equilibrium payoff profiles in repeated games (Friedman 1971). The...
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