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Bondareva-Shapley theorem

Bondareva-Shapley theorem proper noun: a theorem that describes a necessary and sufficient condition for the non-emptiness of the core of a cooperative game in characteristic function form. The game's core is non-empty if and only if the game is balanced.

Proper noun

Bondareva-Shapley theorem

  1. A theorem that describes a necessary and sufficient condition for the non-emptiness of the core of a cooperative game in characteristic function form. The game's core is non-empty if and only if the game is balanced.

Origin of Bondareva-Shapley theorem

Formulated independently by Olga Bondareva and Lloyd Shapley in the 1960s.

Questions about Bondareva-Shapley theorem

What does Bondareva-Shapley theorem mean?
Bondareva-Shapley theorem means a theorem that describes a necessary and sufficient condition for the non-emptiness of the core of a cooperative game in characteristic function form. The game's core is non-empty if and only if the game is balanced.
What part of speech is Bondareva-Shapley theorem?
Bondareva-Shapley theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Bondareva-Shapley theorem in the dictionary

  1. Bondarchuk
  2. Bondarchuks
  3. Bondarczuk
  4. Bondarenko
  5. Bondarenkos
  6. Bondareva-Shapley theorem
  7. bondars
  8. Bonde
  9. bonded
  10. bonded debt
  11. bonded debts

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