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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MINIMAX

From mini(mum) + max(imum).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MINIMAX

minimax  [ˈmɪnɪˌmæks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MINIMAX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Minimax is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MINIMAX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Minimax

Minimax is a decision rule used in decision theory, game theory, statistics and philosophy for minimizing the possible loss for a worst case scenario. Alternatively, it can be thought of as maximizing the minimum gain. Originally formulated for two-player zero-sum game theory, covering both the cases where players take alternate moves and those where they make simultaneous moves, it has also been extended to more complex games and to general decision making in the presence of uncertainty.

Definition of minimax in the English dictionary

The definition of minimax in the dictionary is the lowest of a set of maximum values.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MINIMAX


anticlimax
ˌæntɪˈklaɪmæks
climax
ˈklaɪmæks
disclimax
dɪsˈklaɪmæks
emacs
ˈiːmæks
IMAX
ˈaɪmæks
limax
ˈlaɪmæks
Lomax
ˈləʊmæks
max
mæks
plagioclimax
ˌpleɪdʒɪəʊˈklaɪmæks
subclimax
sʌbˈklaɪmæks
supermax
ˈsuːpəˌmæks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MINIMAX

minima
minimal
minimal art
minimal artist
minimal free form
minimal invasive
minimal pair
minimalism
minimalist
minimalistic
minimally
minimally invasive
minimarket
minimart
minimill
minimisation
minimise
minimiser
minimism
minimist

WORDS THAT END LIKE MINIMAX

Ajax
Bax
devo max
Fairfax
flax
Halifax
hoax
income tax
lax
pax
property tax
relax
sales tax
sax
sexual climax
syntax
tax
telefax
to the max
wax

Synonyms and antonyms of minimax in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «minimax» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MINIMAX

Find out the translation of minimax to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of minimax from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «minimax» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

极小
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

minimax
570 millions of speakers

English

minimax
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

MINIMAX
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مينيماكس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

минимаксный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

minimax
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

minimax
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

minimax
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Minimax
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Minimax
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ミニマックス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최소 최대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Minimax
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

minimax
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைவான உச்ச அளவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिनिमॅक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

minimaks
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

minimax
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

minimax
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мінімаксний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

minimax
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

minimax
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

minimaksprosedure
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Minimax
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

MiniMax
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of minimax

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MINIMAX»

The term «minimax» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.815 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MINIMAX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about minimax

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MINIMAX»

Discover the use of minimax in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to minimax and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Minimax and Applications
The contributions in this volume cover a diverse range of topics and provide a good picture of recent research and developments in minimax theory.
Ding-Zhu Du, Panos M. Pardalos, 1995
2
Minimax Theorems
Presenting basic minimax theorems in a simple and unified way, this book may serve as a textbook for advanced graduate students in partial differential equations.
Michel Willem, 1996
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Minimax Methods in Critical Point Theory with Applications ...
The book provides an introduction to minimax methods in critical point theory and shows their use in existence questions for nonlinear differential equations.
Paul H. Rabinowitz, Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences, 1986
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Graham Kerr's Minimax Cookbook: Illustrated Step-by-step ...
The TV chef presents 150 original recipes and discusses strained yogurt, pressure cooking, and more
Graham Kerr, 1992
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Minimax Theory and Applications
This volume contains the proceedings of the workshop on Minimax Theory and Applications, held from September 30 to October 6, 1996, in Erice, Italy.
Biagio Ricceri, Stephen Simons, 1998
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H-Infinity Optimal Control and Related Minimax Design ...
This book is devoted to one of the fastest developing fields in modern control theory - the so-called H-infinity optimal control theory. Based mostly on recent work by the authors, the book is written on a good mathematical level.
Tamer Başar, Pierre Bernhard, 2008
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An Introduction to Minimax Theorems and Their Applications ...
This text is meant to be an introduction to critical point theory and its ap plications to differential equations.
Maria do Rosário Grossinho, Stepan Agop Tersian, 2001
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Minimax Theorems and Qualitative Properties of the Solutions ...
The first class is related to convex energy functions and has being studied over the last forty years and the second class is related to nonconvex energy functions and has a shorter research "life" beginning with the works of the second ...
Dumitru Motreanu, P. D. Panagiotopoulos, 1998
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Minimax Systems and Critical Point Theory
This text starts at the foundations of the field, and is accessible with some background in functional analysis. As such, the book is ideal for classroom of self study.
Martin Schechter, 2009
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Statistical Decision Theory and Bayesian Analysis
Instead, the concern is whether or not the minimax principle gives good results. We will begin with a discussion of admissibility of minimax rules. Subsection 5.5. 2 then considers the minimax approach from the viewpoint of rationality.
James O. Berger, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MINIMAX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term minimax is used in the context of the following news items.
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Can I take her back after she was unfaithful?
When businessmen are confronted with difficult decisions they use something called the minimax theory to establish which one, of a range of ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
2
Miami's Ten Under $10 Weekend Party Guide
Presented by Minimax, theSecret Garden, Un_Mute Events, SWARM, and Atrium Productions & Management. Saturday, July 11, 6 p.m. Mana ... «Miami New Times, Jul 15»
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New Peavey amps and speaker enclosures
Weighings less than 6 lbs, the MiniMax delivers 500W of power. With DDT speaker protection and Peavey's exclusive 'psychoacoustic' low-end ... «miPRO, Jul 15»
4
Kart Racing hit by rain at Dunkeswell
In the Minimax, it was Paige Holden who was topping the time sheets in heat two, but it was that man Fordham taking his second win of the day ... «Midweek Herald, Jul 15»
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Fire Sprinkler Market by Type (Product (Wet, Dry, Pre-Action, Deluge …
... Corporation (U.S.), Hochiki Corporation (Japan), Robert Bosch GmbH (Germany), Siemens AG (Germany), Minimax GmbH & Co. «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
6
Help with MiniMax Algorithm for Tic Tac Toe
I am currently working on creating an AI player for tic tac toe. After researching, I discovered that the minimax algorithm would be perfect for the ... «GameDev.net, Jul 15»
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Innovation: Seeing the Light
Bayesian, Minimax and Neyman-Pearson are a few of the detection schemes available to solve this type of binary detection problem. «GPS World magazine, Jul 15»
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Fire Sprinkler Market by Type , Service ), Component , Application …
... Hochiki Corporation (Japan), Robert Bosch GmbH (Germany), Siemens AG (Germany), Minimax GmbH & Co. KG (Germany), and VT MAK ... «SYS-CON Media, Jun 15»
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Fire Extinguisher Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity …
Some of the market participants in the global fire extinguishers market are Amerex Corporation, BRK Electronics, Minimax GmbH & Co. KG and ... «Digital Journal, Jun 15»
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Schleswig-Holsteins Ministerpräsident Torsten Albig besucht mit …
(PresseBox) (Bad Oldesloe, 25.06.2015 ) Dr. Volker Bechtloff, Vorsitzender der Geschäftsführung der Minimax GmbH & Co. KG, begrüßte heute den ... «PresseBox, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Minimax [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/minimax>. May 2024 ».
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