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An escalating, violent tit-for-tat may lead to terrorism.
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Meaning of "tit-for-tat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TIT-FOR-TAT

tit-for-tat  [ˌtɪtfəˈtæt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIT-FOR-TAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tit-For-Tat is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TIT-FOR-TAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tit-for-tat

Tit for tat

Tit for tat is an English saying meaning "equivalent retaliation". It is also a highly effective strategy in game theory for the iterated prisoner's dilemma. The strategy was first introduced by Anatol Rapoport in Robert Axelrod's two tournaments, held around 1980. Notably, it was both the simplest strategy and the most successful. An agent using this strategy will first cooperate, then subsequently replicate an opponent's previous action. If the opponent previously was cooperative, the agent is cooperative. If not, the agent is not. This is similar to superrationality and reciprocal altruism in biology.

Definition of tit-for-tat in the English dictionary

The definition of tit-for-tat in the dictionary is an equivalent given in return or retaliation; blow for blow.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TIT-FOR-TAT


aerostat
ˈɛərəˌstæt
antistat
ˌæntɪˈstæt
cryostat
ˈkraɪəˌstæt
Darmstadt
ˈdɑːmstæt
Eisenstaedt
ˈaɪzənˌstæt
etat
eɪˈtæt
Eurostat
ˈjʊərəʊˌstæt
habitat
ˈhæbɪˌtæt
Hallstatt
ˈhælstæt
hemostat
ˈhiːməʊˌstæt
humidistat
hjuːˈmɪdɪˌstæt
hydrostat
ˈhaɪdrəʊˌstæt
hygrostat
ˈhaɪɡrəˌstæt
microhabitat
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈhæbɪtæt
rat-a-tat
ˈrætəˌtæt
rat-a-tat-tat
ˈrætəˌtætˈtæt
rat-tat
ˈrætˌtæt
rat-tat-tat
ˈrætəˌtæt
tat
tæt
thermostat
ˈθɜːməˌstæt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIT-FOR-TAT

tit
tit for tat
Tit.
titan
titanate
Titanesque
titaness
titania
titanic
titanic acid
titanic oxide
titanically
titaniferous
titanis
Titanism
titanite
titanium
titanium dioxide
titanium oxide

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIT-FOR-TAT

aegrotat
appestat
attentat
bacteriostat
barostat
chemostat
clinostat
coccidiostat
coelostat
despotat
diktat
fungistat
gyrostat
haemostat
heliostat
latitat
nihil obstat
pyrostat
rheostat
tit for tat

Synonyms and antonyms of tit-for-tat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tit-for-tat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIT-FOR-TAT

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

Translator English - Chinese

针锋相对针锋相对
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tit - for- tat
570 millions of speakers

English

tit-for-tat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तैसा लिए गूंथना
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حلمة الثدي والعين بالعين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

око за око
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tit-for- tat
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চামচিকা-জন্য-Tat
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tit-for -tat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tit-for-tat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tit -for -tat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

報復
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보복
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tit-for-tat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tit -for-tat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழி-பழிக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तात्पुरती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kısasa kısas
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tit - for-tat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wet za wet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

око за око
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tit - for- tat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tit - for- tat
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tit-for- tat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tit - for- tat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tit - for - tat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tit-for-tat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIT-FOR-TAT»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIT-FOR-TAT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tit-for-tat

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QUOTES WITH «TIT-FOR-TAT»

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Mary Douglas
An escalating, violent tit-for-tat may lead to terrorism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIT-FOR-TAT»

Discover the use of tit-for-tat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tit-for-tat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tit 4 Tat
In the game of love, betrayal, and deceit. Revenge is never taken lightly. But when Luscious take the phrase, Tit 4 Tat to a whole different level, she lets Myah know that IT AIN'T OVER!
Alonzo L. Strange, 2011
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Tit for Tat
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Jane Grace Smith, 2008
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Tit for Tat
Adrienne Fox. “'Ow do you know? You're gettin' fanciful in your old age. You'll soon be sayin' that you feel things in your water, and startin' to brew spells up in the kitchen.” “Somethin's wrong I tell you, real wrong.” muttered Gran and pottered ...
Adrienne Fox, 2014
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Politics from Anarchy to Democracy: Rational Choice in ...
Assuming, as we have before, that the payoff to mutual cooperation is 3, the average per-period payoff in any game involving Tit for Tat and Generous Tit for Tat is 3. Suppose now that a behaviorally distinct mutation, Suspicious Tit for Tat,  ...
Irwin Lester Morris, Joe A. Oppenheimer, Karol Edward Sołtan, 2004
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Tit for Tat: A Frivolous Tale of Comeuppance!
" The Capitol Town Mens Chorus members intone: "It's just desserts time!" The staff of the Datum Associates Research Lab insist: "It's payback time!"And for Tit For Tat readers, you may enjoy 'getting back' at the seller as well.
D. Chandler, 2007
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A Beautiful Math:: John Nash, Game Theory, and the Modern ...
A reputation as a tit-for-tat player will induce opponents to cooperate with you, knowing that if they do, you will. And if they don't, you won't. Alas, the story gets even more complicated. Just because tit for tat won Axelrod's tournament, that ...
Tom Siegfried, 2006
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Game Theory and Public Policy
What we have found is that, if the probability of another round of play is great enough,8 in this example, a tit-for-tat rule by one player will make it unprofitable for the other player to deviate from cooperative behavior. If each player plays ...
Roger A. McCain, 2009
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Game Theory: A Critical Text
We consider this line of argument in more detail in the next chapter and turn now to a formal demonstration that Tit-for-Tat can be a Nash equilibrium in an indefinitely repeated version of the Prisoner's Dilemma. 5.5.2 Tit-for-Tat as a Nash ...
Shaun Hargreaves Heap, Yanis Varoufakis, 2004
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Game Theory and the Social Contract: Playing fair
The GRIM strategy gets its name because it differs from TIT-FOR-TAT in being utterly unforgiving. Nothing the opponent can do will serve to persuade GRIM to leave its punishment state once it has been triggered. The strategy TWEETYPIE is ...
K. G. Binmore, 1994
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Conflict, Cooperation and Institutions in International ...
Tit-for-tat strategy An alternative punishment strategy is Tit-for-tat. The Tit-for-tat strategy became famous after Anatol Raporport won a series of Prisoner's Dilemma computer tournaments by using this strategy (Axelrod 1984). The Tit-for- tat ...
Ines Dombrowsky, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIT-FOR-TAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tit-for-tat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Police say sorry after Facebook tit-for-tat with "keyboard warrior"
Police apologise after being bratty in Facebook tit-for-tat We know that cops are social media-savvy. They've done things like trick burglars into accepting them ... «Naked Security, Jul 15»
2
Russia: Tit for Tat
Russians liked the tit-for-tat decision to ban dozens of Western politicians from entering Russia, as a response to Western banning of Russian politicians from ... «Intifada Palestine, Jun 15»
3
Tit-for-tat partisan ad groups are a low point in Canadian democracy
This is what Canada's democracy has come to – tit-for-tat partisan groups raising millions of dollars unhindered by election laws and spending it, again without ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
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Russia Threatens Tit-For-Tat Response To European Asset Inquiries
Since the Yukos arbitration ruling, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has indicated that Moscow may take retaliatory action against the assets of foreign ... «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Jun 15»
5
Hamas threatens escalation if tit-for-tat airstrikes continue
The past several weeks have seen an uptick in tit-for-tat exchanges in Gaza, with Palestinians firing small volleys and Israeli aircraft attacking installations ... «The Times of Israel, Jun 15»
6
MEPs trade fraud allegations over assistants
Allegations that French far-right right MEPs have breached European Parliament rules on hiring assistants have triggered “tit-for-tat” accusations among other ... «EUobserver, Jun 15»
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Kremlin blacklist of EU politicians is 'tit-for-tat reaction' to Western …
Britain has joined the rest of Europe in expressing outrage at the Kremlin's decision to ban 89 EU politicians, military leaders and critics from entering Russia in ... «The Independent, May 15»
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Russia and Lithuania are engaged in a tit-for-tat feud over influence …
Lithuania has jailed an alleged Russian spy for three months and formed a regional military brigade to counter Moscow, part of a new bout of brinksmanship ... «Quartz, May 15»
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Evan Longoria hurt on HBP as Toronto Blue Jays play tit-for-tat with …
In the finale of their first series of the season, the Rays and Blue Jays set the stage for retaliation when they meet in Florida in eight days. Chris Archer struck out ... «FOXSports.com, Apr 15»
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Tit-for-tat fight between senators over Barack Obama's immigration …
Ted Cruz quoted Obama's 2013 statement that he couldn't use deferred action to allow many illegal immigrants to remain in the country because 'I'm not the ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»

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