PRISONERS' DILEMMA

Meaning of PRISONERS' DILEMMA in English

Is a strategic game in which there is a combination of choices, where all players would be better off than in the outcome caused by the rational choices by each player. OECD (1996)

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DILEMMA — di·lemma n dilemma
Interlingua English vocab
DILEMMA — I. də̇ˈlemə sometimes dīˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin, from Late Greek dilēmmat-, dilēmma, probably back-formation from Greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DILEMMA — — dilemmatic /dil'euh mat"ik/ , dilemmatical, dilemmic , adj. — dilemmatically , adv. /di lem"euh/ , n. 1. a situation …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DILEMMA — dī- noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Late Greek dilēmmat-, dilēmma, probably back-formation from Greek dilēmmatos involving two assumptions, from di- …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DILEMMA — noun an argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative …
Webster English vocab
DILEMMA — [ dɪ'lɛmə , dʌɪ- ] ■ noun 1》 a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DILEMMA — [di.lem.ma] n [LL, fr. LGk dilemmat-, dilemma, prob. back-formation fr. Gk dilemmatos involving two assumptions, fr. di- + lemmat-, lemma …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DILEMMA — in syllogistic, or traditional, logic, any one of several forms of inference in which there are two major premises of …
Britannica English vocabulary
DILEMMA — dilemma BrE AmE dɪ ˈlem ə daɪ-, də- ▷ dilemma|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DILEMMA — / dɪˈlemə; NAmE ; daɪ-/ noun a situation which makes problems, often one in which you have to make a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DILEMMA — di ‧ lem ‧ ma /dəˈlemə, dɪˈlemə, daɪ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Greek ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DILEMMA — ( dilemmas) A dilemma is a difficult situation in which you have to choose between two or more alternatives. He …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DILEMMA
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DILEMMA — [noun] [C] - a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two possibilities, both of which …
Cambridge English vocab
DILEMMA — See: HORNS OF A DILEMMA.
Slang English vocab
DILEMMA — n. Function: noun Synonyms: PREDICAMENT , box, corner, fix, hole, jam, pickle, plight, scrape, spot Related Words: bewilderment, mystification, perplexity …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DILEMMA — noun Synonyms: predicament , box, corner, fix, hole, jam, pickle, plight, scrape, spot Related Word: bewilderment, mystification, perplexity Idioms: horns …
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DILEMMA — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acute ( esp. BrE ), appalling ( esp. BrE ), big , difficult , genuine ( esp. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DILEMMA — n. 25B6; noun QUANDARY, predicament, catch-22, vicious circle, plight, mess, muddle; difficulty, problem, trouble, perplexity, confusion, conflict; informal no-win situation, …
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PRISONERS — Заключенные
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DILEMMA — сущ. дилемма; затруднительное положение to resolve a dilemma ≈ разрешить дилемму to be put into a dilemma, to be in …
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PRISONERS — Узники
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PRISONERS — Узнике
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DILEMMA — dilemma.ogg d(a)ıʹlemə n 1. дилемма ( тж. лог. ); необходимость выбора on the horns of a dilemma - перед необходимостью …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DILEMMA — дилемма horns of a dilemma — матем. альтернативы дилеммы - complex constructive dilemma - complex destructive dilemma - crocodile dilemma - foreman dilemma - prisoner dilemma
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
DILEMMA — сущ.дилемма; затруднительное положение to resolve a dilemma — разрешить дилемму to be put into a dilemma, to be in a …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DILEMMA — n 1. дилемма ( тж. лог. ); необходимость выбора on the horns of a dilemma - перед необходимостью выбора to …
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DILEMMA — сущ. дилемма; затруднительное положение to resolve a dilemma — разрешить дилемму to be put into a dilemma, to be in …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DILEMMA — сущ. дилемма; затруднительное положение to resolve a dilemma — разрешить дилемму to be put into a dilemma, to be in a dilemma — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DILEMMA — _n. дилемма; затруднительное положение; to be put into a dilemma, to be in a dilemma - стоять перед дилеммой; to …
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DILEMMA — n. дилемма; затруднительное положение; to be put into a dilemma, to be in a dilemma - стоять перед дилеммой; to …
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DILEMMA — _n. дилемма; затруднительное положение; to be put into a dilemma, to be in a dilemma стоять перед дилеммой; to be …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DILEMMA — сущ. 1) дилемма; необходимость выбора; 2) умозаключение, одна из посылок которого содержит условие, а другая - разделение (или-или); 3) затруднительная …
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
PRISONERS — Заключенные
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DILEMMA — сущ. дилемма; затруднительное положение to resolve a dilemma ≈ разрешить дилемму to be put into a dilemma, to be in …
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PRISONER OF WAR — (pow, or Pw), any person captured or interned by a belligerent power during war. In the strictest sense it is …
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GULAG — abbreviation of Glavnoye Upravleniye Ispravitelno-trudovykh Lagerey (Russian: Chief Administration of Corrective Labour Camps), the system of Soviet labour camps and …
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ANDERSONVILLE — village in Sumter county, southwest-central Georgia, U.S., that was the site of a Confederate military prison from February 1864 until …
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PRISONER — pris ‧ on ‧ er S3 W2 /ˈprɪz ə nə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRISON — pris ‧ on S2 W2 /ˈprɪz ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ prison , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAOL — I. gaol /dʒeɪl/ BrE AmE a British spelling of ↑ jail • • • THESAURUS ▪ prison a large building …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CELL — cell S3 W2 /sel/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: celle , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
REMAND — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a remand prisoner British English (= one who is waiting for their trial ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRISONER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a prisoner of conscience (= someone who is in prison because they have followed their …
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PRISON
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POLITICAL
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PRISON — INDEX: 1. a place where people are kept as punishment 2. to put someone in prison as a punishment 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
KEEP — INDEX: to keep/continue to have 1. to keep something and not sell it or give or throw it away 2. …
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PRISONS — Britain’s system of justice relies heavily on imprisonment as a form of punishment . Until the late 18th century conditions …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
EXCHANGE — 1. сущ. 1) обмен; бартер (о товарах) in exchange for ≈ в обмен на to agree to an exchange ≈ …
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EXCHANGE — 1. сущ. 1) обмен; бартер (о товарах) in exchange for ≈ в обмен на to agree to an exchange ≈ …
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