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cake-cutting

cake-cutting noun: a theoretical framework for the fair division of resources which studies algorithms and rules that ensure multiple parties receive a fair or "envy-free" share of a continuous, heterogeneous good when they have different preferences for its various parts.

Noun

cake-cutting (uncountable)

  1. (figuratively) A theoretical framework for the fair division of resources which studies algorithms and rules that ensure multiple parties receive a fair or "envy-free" share of a continuous, heterogeneous good when they have different preferences for its various parts.

Words formed from cake-cutting

Questions about cake-cutting

What does cake-cutting mean?
Cake-cutting means a theoretical framework for the fair division of resources which studies algorithms and rules that ensure multiple parties receive a fair or "envy-free" share of a continuous, heterogeneous good when they have different preferences for its various parts.
What part of speech is cake-cutting?
Cake-cutting is a noun.

Words near cake-cutting in the dictionary

  1. cake walk
  2. cake walks
  3. cake-and-arse parties
  4. cake-and-arse party
  5. cake-bread
  6. cake-cutting
  7. cake-eater
  8. cake-eaters
  9. cake-hole
  10. cake-holes
  11. cake-pop

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