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divide and choose

divide and choose noun: a procedure for envy-free fair cake-cutting in which one person divides a heterogeneous resource in two and the other person chooses one of those two.

Noun

divide and choose (uncountable)

  1. A procedure for envy-free fair cake-cutting in which one person divides a heterogeneous resource in two and the other person chooses one of those two.
    Synonyms:
    cut and choose

Synonyms of divide and choose

Questions about divide and choose

What does divide and choose mean?
Divide and choose means a procedure for envy-free fair cake-cutting in which one person divides a heterogeneous resource in two and the other person chooses one of those two.
What part of speech is divide and choose?
Divide and choose is a noun.

Words near divide and choose in the dictionary

  1. divicine
  2. dividability
  3. dividable
  4. dividant
  5. divide
  6. divide and choose
  7. divide and conquer
  8. divide and rule
  9. Divide County
  10. divide the House
  11. divide up

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