noun
(economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players
• Syn: ↑theory of games
• Topics: ↑economics, ↑economic science, ↑political economy
• Members of this Topic: ↑zero-sum game, ↑Nash equilibrium
• Hypernyms: ↑scientific theory
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the part of mathematics that deals with situations in which people compete with each other, for example war or business
Useful english dictionary. 2012.