"normal form game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: normal form games [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} normal form game (plural normal form games)
  1. (game theory) Formally, a structure (P, mathbf S, mathbf F) where P = {1,2, ...,m} is a set of players, mathbf S=(S_1,S_2,…,S_m) is an m-tuple of pure strategy sets, one for each player, and mathbf F=(F_1,F_2,…,F_m) is an m-tuple of payoff functions. Related terms: extensive form game, characteristic function form

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