"evolutionarily stable strategy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-evolutionarily stable strategy.ogg [US] Forms: evolutionarily stable strategies [plural]
Etymology: Coined by British biologist John Maynard Smith in 1972 in his paper Game Theory and The Evolution of Fighting. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|John Maynard Smith|in=1972|nat=British|occ=biologist}} Coined by British biologist John Maynard Smith in 1972 Head templates: {{en-noun}} evolutionarily stable strategy (plural evolutionarily stable strategies)
  1. (evolutionary theory, game theory) A strategy that, when adopted by a population, is effective and unlikely to be replaced by another strategy. Wikipedia link: evolutionarily stable strategy Categories (topical): Evolutionary theory, Game theory Synonyms: ESS, evolutionary stable strategy [misconstruction] Derived forms: ESS [initialism] Related terms: Nash equilibrium Translations (Translations): evolutiivisesti vakaa strategia (Finnish), evolutiivisesti stabiili strategia (Finnish), stratégie évolutivement stable [feminine] (French), strategia stabilna ewolucyjnie [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-evolutionarily_stable_strategy-en-noun-UZ0KIMsI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, game-theory, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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