ZERO-SUM GAME

Meaning of ZERO-SUM GAME in English

situation or interaction in which one participant's gains result only from another's equivalent losses (see game theory).

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ZERO-SUM GAME — ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- noun : a game in which the cumulative winnings equal the cumulative losses
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ZERO-SUM GAME — Math. a game in which the sum of the winnings and losses of the various players is always zero, the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ZERO SUM GAME — situation in which winners' gains are offset by losers' losses (ending with a net change of zero)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ZERO-SUM GAME — noun a situation in which what is gained by one person or group is lost by another person or group
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ZERO-SUM GAME — ˌzero-sum ˈgame BrE AmE noun [singular] a situation in which you receive as much money or advantages as you give …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ZERO-SUM GAME — If you refer to a situation as a zero-sum game , you mean that if one person gains an advantage …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ZERO-SUM GAME — If you refer to a situation as a ~, you mean that if one person gains an advantage from it, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ZERO-SUM GAME — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Job loss is not a zero-sum game , where they win and we lose. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ZERO-SUM GAME — A type of game wherein one player can gain only at the expense of another player.
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
ZERO-SUM GAME — игра с ненулевой суммой
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ZERO-SUM GAME — игра с нулевой суммой
Англо-Русский словарь по компьютерам
ZERO-SUM GAME — игра с нулевой суммой
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию
ZERO-SUM GAME — игра с ненулевой суммой
Англо-Русский словарь компьютерных терминов
ZERO-SUM GAME — игра с нулевой суммой [с нулевым исходом]
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
ZERO SUM GAME — полит "игра с нулевой суммой" Политологическая теория, выдвинутая Дж. фон Нейманом [Neumann, John (Janos) von] и О. Моргенстерном [Morgenstern, Oscar] в рамках …
ZERO SUM GAME — полит. "игра с нулевой суммой" Политологическая теория, выдвинутая Дж. фон Нейманом [Neumann, John von] и О. Моргенстерном [Morgenstern, Oscar] в …
ZERO-SUM GAME — игра с нулевой суммой; игра, в которой ожидаемый выигрыш для всех её участников составит ноль.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
ZERO-SUM GAME — игра с ненулевой суммой
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ZERO — I Zero is known as the additive identity because adding it to any number does not change the number's identity, …
Английский словарь Британика
ZERO — I. ˈzē(ˌ)rō, ˈzi(- noun ( plural zeros also zeroes ) Etymology: French or Italian; French zéro, from Italian zero, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUM — I. ˈsəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English summe, somme, from Old French, from Latin summa, from feminine of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAME
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ZERO — /zear"oh/ , n. , pl. zeros, zeroes , v. , zeroed, zeroing , adj. n. 1. the figure or symbol …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUM — — sumless , adj. — sumlessness , n. /sum/ , n. , v. , summed, summing . n. 1. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAME — game 1 — gameless , adj. — gamelike , adj. — gameness , n. /gaym/ , n., adj., gamer, gamest …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ZERO — I. ˈzē-(ˌ)rō, ˈzir-(ˌ)ō noun ( plural zeros also zeroes ) Etymology: French or Italian; French zéro, from Italian zero, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUM — I. ˈsəm noun Etymology: Middle English summe, from Anglo-French sume, somme, from Latin summa, from feminine of summus highest; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAME — I. ˈgām noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gamen; akin to Old High German gaman amusement Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUM — noun height; completion; utmost degree. 2. sum ·noun a problem to be solved, or an example to be wrought out. …
Webster English vocab
GAME — noun crooked; lame; as, a game leg. 2. game ·noun to play at any sport or diversion. 3. game ·vi …
Webster English vocab
ZERO — [ze.ro] n, pl zeros also zeroes [F or It; F zero, fr. It zero, fr. ML zephirum, fr. Ar sifr] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SUM — [sum] n [ME summe, fr. OF, fr. L summa, fr. fem. of summus highest; akin to L super over--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAME — [game] n [ME, fr. OE gamen; akin to OHG gaman amusement] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): activity engaged in for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAME — a universal form of recreation generally including any activity engaged in for diversion or amusement and often establishing a situation …
Britannica English vocabulary
ZERO — also called Mitsubishi A6M Navy Type 0 fighter aircraft, a single-seat, low-wing monoplane used with great effect by the Japanese …
Britannica English vocabulary
ZERO — zero BrE AmE ˈzɪər əʊ ˈzɪr- AmE ˈzɪr oʊ ˈziː roʊ ▷ zero|ed d ▷ zero|es, ~s z ▷ zero|ing …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ZERO — / ˈzɪərəʊ; NAmE ˈzɪroʊ; ˈziː-/ number , verb ■ number 1. ( pl. zeros ) ( BrE also nought ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUM — / sʌm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] sum (of sth) an amount of money …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAME — / geɪm; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun ACTIVITY / SPORT 1. [ C ] an activity or a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ZERO — I. ze ‧ ro 1 /ˈzɪərəʊ $ ˈziːroʊ/ BrE AmE number ( plural zeros or zeroes ) [ Date: 1600-1700 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SUM — I. sum 1 S2 W2 AC /sʌm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAME — I. game 1 S1 W1 /ɡeɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gamen ] 1 . ACTIVITY …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ZERO — n. & v. --n. (pl. -os) 1 a the figure 0; nought. b no quantity or number; nil. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SUM — n. & v. --n. 1 the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more items, facts, ideas, feelings, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAME — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ZERO — n. & v. n. (pl. -os) 1 a the figure 0; nought. b no quantity or number; nil. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SUM — n. & v. n. 1 the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more items, facts, ideas, feelings, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAME — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ZERO — n. & v. --n. (pl. -os) 1. a the figure 0; nought. b no quantity or number; nil. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
SUM — n. & v. --n. 1. the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more items, facts, ideas, feelings, …
Oxford English vocab
GAME — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played …
Oxford English vocab
ZERO — ( zeros, or zeroes, zeroing, zeroed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUM — ( sums, summing, summed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A sum …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAME — ( games) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A game is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ZERO — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES above freezing/zero (= higher than the temperature at which water freezes ) ▪ Tonight, temperatures …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SUM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a huge amount/sum/quantity etc ▪ huge sums of money a sum of money ( …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ball game ▪ He’s always watching ball games on TV. a championship game/match …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ZERO — [adjective] [not gradable]Zero means not any or no.These measures will enable us to increase our market at zero extra cost.The …
Cambridge English vocab
ZERO — n. Number and numeral of critical importance in mathematics. Zero is known as the additive identity because adding it to …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SUM — n. sum to sum into sum to or into sum and substance sum total sum up summing up
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SUM — I. noun 1 amount of money ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable , generous , good , great , handsome , hefty , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GAME — INDEX: 1. an activity played by rules that you do for enjoyment 2. an occasion when people compete against each …
Longman Activator English vocab
SUM — n. 25B6; noun a large sum of money : AMOUNT, quantity, volume. just a small sum : AMOUNT OF MONEY, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAME — n. 25B6; noun the children invented a new game : PASTIME, diversion, entertainment, amusement, distraction, divertissement, recreation, sport, activity. See …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

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