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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This is a classic game theory problem; outcomes don’t only depend on the actions of one country but on the actions of the others too.
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Hannah Ritchie, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2023
Without an understanding of the computer science and game theory behind bitcoin’s proof of work, the pearl metaphor can lead to the wrong assumption that, if the proof of work of pearls was able to be circumvented, the same must be true of bitcoin.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Watching her explain game theory to Housewives using pool balls will go down as an all-time great TV moment.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
Bitcoin deploys game theory and social science to secure the public ledger, and this is an intellectual breakthrough unto itself.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Their work inspired academics around the world to delve deeper into what’s known as game theory.
—Kate Vitasek, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024
The logic behind his answer was based on the prisoner’s dilemma, a concept in game theory.
—Robert Evans, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024
From cell biology to game theory, the P versus NP question reaches into far corners of science and industry.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2023
His groundbreaking work on game theory earned him the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1994.
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—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2023
Hannah Ritchie, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2023
Without an understanding of the computer science and game theory behind bitcoin’s proof of work, the pearl metaphor can lead to the wrong assumption that, if the proof of work of pearls was able to be circumvented, the same must be true of bitcoin.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Watching her explain game theory to Housewives using pool balls will go down as an all-time great TV moment.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
Bitcoin deploys game theory and social science to secure the public ledger, and this is an intellectual breakthrough unto itself.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Their work inspired academics around the world to delve deeper into what’s known as game theory.
—Kate Vitasek, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024
The logic behind his answer was based on the prisoner’s dilemma, a concept in game theory.
—Robert Evans, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024
From cell biology to game theory, the P versus NP question reaches into far corners of science and industry.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2023
His groundbreaking work on game theory earned him the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1994.
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—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2023
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1945, in the meaning defined above
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