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grim trigger

grim trigger noun: a strategy that always cooperates as long as the opponent does not defect, in which case thereafter the strategy always defects.

Noun

grim trigger (plural grim triggers)

  1. A strategy that always cooperates as long as the opponent does not defect, in which case thereafter the strategy always defects.

Forms of grim trigger

pluralgrim triggers

Questions about grim trigger

What does grim trigger mean?
Grim trigger means a strategy that always cooperates as long as the opponent does not defect, in which case thereafter the strategy always defects.
What part of speech is grim trigger?
Grim trigger is a noun.
What is the plural of grim trigger?
The plural of grim trigger is grim triggers.

Words near grim trigger in the dictionary

  1. grilt
  2. grim
  3. grim reaper
  4. Grim Reaper paradox
  5. grim reapers
  6. grim trigger
  7. grim triggers
  8. grim-gram
  9. grim-grams
  10. grim-the-collier
  11. grimace

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