zero-sum game
zero-sum game
Z z Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [zeer-oh-suhm geym]
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [zeer-oh-suhm geym]
Definitions of zero-sum game words
- noun zero-sum game a game in which the sum of the winnings and losses of the various players is always zero, the losses being counted negatively. 1
- singular noun zero-sum game If you refer to a situation as a zero-sum game, you mean that if one person gains an advantage from it, someone else involved must suffer an equivalent disadvantage. 0
- noun zero-sum game (in game theory) a contest in which one person's loss is equal to the other person's gain 0
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Origin of zero-sum game
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45
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Parts of speech for Zero-sum game
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
zero-sum game popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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