"game theory" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-game theory.oga [US]
Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: game theory Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Economics, Mathematics Synonyms: theory of games [archaic] Derived forms: game-theoretical Related terms: gameplay, gamification, gaming, gaming the system, play games, ludology Translations (mathematical study of strategic situations): joku-teoria (Basque), teoria dels jocs [feminine] (Catalan), 博弈論 (Chinese Mandarin), 博弈论 (bóyìlùn) (Chinese Mandarin), teorie her [feminine] (Czech), spilteori (Danish), speltheorie [feminine] (Dutch), ludoteorio (Esperanto), peliteoria (Finnish), théorie des jeux [feminine] (French), Spieltheorie [feminine] (German), θεωρία παιγνίων (theoría paigníon) [feminine] (Greek), játékelmélet (Hungarian), leikjafræði [feminine] (Icelandic), ludo-teorio (Ido), teori permainan (Indonesian), teoiric chluichí [feminine] (Irish), teoiric imeartais [feminine] (Irish), teoria dei giochi (Italian), žaidimų teorija (Lithuanian), spillteori (Norwegian), spelteori (Norwegian Nynorsk), teoria gier [feminine] (Polish), teoria dos jogos [feminine] (Portuguese), teoria jocului (Romanian), teoria jocurilor [feminine] (Romanian), тео́рия игр (teórija igr) [feminine] (Russian), tiurìa di li joca (Sicilian), teória hier (Slovak), teoría de juegos [feminine] (Spanish), spelteori (Swedish), huna ng laro (Tagalog), oyun kuramı (Turkish), o‘yinlar nazariyasi (Uzbek), lý thuyết trò chơi (Vietnamese)

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