theory of games

theory of games

n.

See game theory.

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theory of games - (economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players game theory zero-sum game - a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero scientific theory - a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable" economic science, economics, political economy - the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management Nash equilibrium - (game theory) a stable state of a system that involves several interacting participants in which no participant can gain by a change of strategy as long as all the other participants remain unchanged