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zero-sum game

zero-sum game
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [zeer-oh-suhm geym]
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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