"ludic fallacy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: the ludic fallacy [canonical]
Etymology: Identified by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his book The Black Swan (2007). Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=the ludic fallacy}} the ludic fallacy
  1. The misuse of games to model real-life situations. Wikipedia link: ludic fallacy
    Sense id: en-ludic_fallacy-en-noun-hEC6OLiN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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