game theory

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Noun

game theory (uncountable)

1. (mathematics, economics) A branch of applied mathematics that studies strategic situations in which individuals or organisations choose various actions in an attempt to maximize their returns.

Synonyms

• theory of games (archaic)

Derived terms

• game-theoretical

Related terms

• gameplay
• gamification
• gaming
• gaming the system
• play games

 

Translations

mathematical study of strategic situations

• Basque: joku-teoria
• Catalan: teoria dels jocs f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 博弈論／博弈论 (zh) (bóyìlùn)

• Czech: teorie her f
• Danish: spilteori
• Dutch: speltheorie (nl) f
• Esperanto: ludoteorio
• Finnish: peliteoria (fi)
• French: théorie des jeux (fr) f
• German: Spieltheorie (de) f
• Greek: θεωρία παιγνίων (el) f (theoría paigníon)
• Hungarian: játékelmélet (hu)
• Icelandic: leikjafræði f
• Ido: ludo-teorio
• Indonesian: teori permainan
• Irish: teoiric chluichí f, teoiric imeartais f
• Italian: teoria dei giochi
• Lithuanian: žaidimų teorija
• Norwegian: spillteori

  Nynorsk: spelteori

• Polish: teoria gier f
• Portuguese: teoria dos jogos f
• Romanian: teoria jocului, teoria jocurilor (ro) f
• Russian: тео́рия игр (ru) f (teórija igr)
• Sicilian: tiurìa di li joca
• Slovak: teória hier
• Spanish: teoría de juegos f
• Swedish: spelteori
• Tagalog: huna ng laro
• Turkish: oyun kuramı
• Uzbek: o‘yinlar nazariyasi
• Vietnamese: lý thuyết trò chơi

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of game theory
• ludology

Anagrams

• heterogamy