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Meaning of "zero-sum game" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ZERO-SUM GAME

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZERO-SUM GAME

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Zero-Sum game is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ZERO-SUM GAME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Zero-sum game

In game theory and economic theory, a zero-sum game is a mathematical representation of a situation in which a participant's gain of utility is exactly balanced by the losses of the utility of the other participant. If the total gains of the participants are added up, and the total losses are subtracted, they will sum to zero. Thus cutting a cake, where taking a larger piece reduces the amount of cake available for others, is a zero-sum game if all participants value each unit of cake equally. In contrast, non-zero-sum describes a situation in which the interacting parties' aggregate gains and losses are either less than or more than zero. A zero-sum game is also called a strictly competitive game while non-zero-sum games can be either competitive or non-competitive. Zero-sum games are most often solved with the minimax theorem which is closely related to linear programming duality, or with Nash equilibrium.

Definition of zero-sum game in the English dictionary

The definition of zero-sum game in the dictionary is a contest in which one person's loss is equal to the other person's gain.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZERO-SUM GAME

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ZERO-SUM GAME

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Synonyms and antonyms of zero-sum game in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «zero-sum game» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ZERO-SUM GAME

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

Translator English - Chinese

零和游戏
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

juego de suma cero
570 millions of speakers

English

zero-sum game
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शून्य राशि खेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لعبة محصلتها صفر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

игра с нулевой суммой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jogo de soma zero
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শূন্য যোগ খেলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jeu à somme nulle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Permainan sifar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nullsummenspiel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゼロサムゲーム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제로섬 게임
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Game nol-sum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trò chơi tổng bằng không
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூஜ்யம்-மொத்த விளையாட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शून्य-योग गेम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sıfır toplamlı oyun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gioco a somma zero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gra o sumie zerowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гра з нульовою сумою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

joc de sumă nulă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παιχνίδι μηδενικού αθροίσματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nul - som spel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nollsummespel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nullsumspill
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZERO-SUM GAME»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZERO-SUM GAME»

Discover the use of zero-sum game in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to zero-sum game and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Zero-Sum Game: The Rise of the World's Largest Derivatives ...
Zero-Sum Game is the incredible inside story of how the world's largest and most diverse exchange came to be, how the creation of CME Group forever altered the landscape of the financial services industry, and what it all means for the ...
Erika S. Olson, 2010
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Typhon Pact: Zero Sum Game: Star Trek
A spy for the Typhon Pact -- a new political rival of the Federation -- has stolen the plans for Starfleet's latest technological advance: the slipstream drive.
David Mack, 2012
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Reframing the Problem of Climate Change: From Zero Sum Game ...
This book provides an evaluation of the science and policy debates on climate change and offers a reframing of the challenges they pose, as understood by key international experts and players in the field.
Klaus Hasselmann, Carlo Jaeger, Gerd Leipold, 2013
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The Zero-sum Society: Distribution and the Possibilities for ...
Written during a period of acute economic stagnation in 1980, The Zero-Sum Society discusses the human implications of economic problem solving.
Lester C. Thurow, 2008
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SOMEONE HAS TO FAIL
So argues historian David Labaree in this provocative look at the way “this archetype of dysfunction works so well at what we want it to do even as it evades what we explicitly ask it to do.”
David F. Labaree, 2012
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Zero-Sum Future: American Power in an Age of Anxiety
Rachman shows how zero-sum logic is thwarting efforts to deal with global problems from Afghanistan to unemployment, climate change to nuclear proliferation.
Gideon Rachman, 2011
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Game Theory and Its Applications in the Social and ...
4.1 Strictly competitive games A zero-sum game, as its name suggests, is one in which, whatever the outcome, the payoffs to the players add up to zero, which means that what one player gains, the other(s) must necessarily lose.
Andrew M. Colman, 1995
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Quantitative Techniques for Managerial Decisions
16.1 Two-person, Zero-sum Game Consider a competitive situation for the share of "newspaper market" by the publishers of two dailies in a city. Here, every additional circulation gained by one of the firms is necessarily at the cost of the other.
U. K. Srivastava, G. V. Shenoy, S. C. Sharma, 1989
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Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals
3 Make one piece bigger than the other The cake division problem illustrates two important game theory concepts. The first is the concept of a zero-sum game. In a zero-sum game, the utilities of the two players for each game outcome are the ...
Katie Salen, Eric Zimmerman, 2004
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Major Power Relations in Northeast Asia; Win-Win or Zero-Sum ...
This volume contains essays by six experienced American analysts on different aspects of the trilateral relationship between China, Japan and the United States, including national security, the influence of Korea and Taiwan, and the ...
David M. Lampton, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZERO-SUM GAME»

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No-nonsense advice for young people: success is a zero-sum game
“Many folks will tell you that the world is not a zero sum game, with one person not having to lose at the expense of another winning. This is simply not true, as in ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
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Why prosperity not zero-sum game: Ex-Bush advisor
Concern about increasing income inequality in the U.S. is well-founded, but Democrats have it wrong when it comes to solutions, said Greg Mankiw, former ... «CNBC, May 15»
3
Study: Protecting tropical reefs need not be a zero-sum game
A new study suggests that less draconian restrictions could still put many troubled reefs on the road to recovery. This could reduce friction between ... «Christian Science Monitor, Apr 15»
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Data-Driven Thinking: A Zero-Sum Game
We deal with trade-offs all the time. "You can have it good, fast or cheap... pick any two." The implementation constraints for this decision tree are clear-cut and ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
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Getting past the zero-sum game online
In the late 20th century, many viewed the world as a zero-sum game. Any U.S. loss of competitive advantage was our adversary's gain, and our security, the ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
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Netanyahu's zero-sum game on Iran
The problem is that he has now created a zero-sum game with the Obama administration, in which either the president or the prime minister seems likely to ... «Washington Post, Mar 15»
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Battle with Brussels over newspaper VAT is a zero-sum game
Guy Black, executive director of the Telegraph Media Group, travelled to Brussels to argue that newspapers should retain zero-VAT status. Photograph: Ian ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
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Don't Treat Work-Life Balance as a Zero-Sum Game
There are only so many hours in a day. Work and life fight over who gets more of yours and we call the struggle "work-life balance." However, giving attention to ... «Lifehacker, Aug 14»
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Data Breaches: Why Assigning Blame Is a Zero-Sum Game
Today's data breaches are like a game of musical chairs: sooner or later, you'll have to face the music. Last year was bad for data security: More than 800 million ... «Huffington Post, Apr 14»
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Zero-Sum Game in Ukraine: President Versus The People
In just a few days, Kyiv, the normally peaceful Slavic capital, has become an epicenter of chaos and violence. The unprecedented unrest and peaceful protest in ... «Forbes, Jan 14»

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