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ludic fallacy

ludic fallacy noun: the misuse of game when modeling real-life situations.

Noun

the ludic fallacy

  1. The misuse of game when modeling real-life situations.
    • I have explained the ludic fallacy with the casino story, and have insisted that the sterilized randomness of games does not resemble randomness in real life.2007, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, page 286

Origin of ludic fallacy

Identified by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his book The Black Swan (2007).

Questions about ludic fallacy

What does ludic fallacy mean?
Ludic fallacy means the misuse of game when modeling real-life situations.
What part of speech is ludic fallacy?
Ludic fallacy is a noun.

Words near ludic fallacy in the dictionary

  1. ludibrium
  2. ludibry
  3. ludibund
  4. ludibundness
  5. ludic
  6. ludic fallacy
  7. ludically
  8. ludicrity
  9. ludicroserious
  10. ludicrosities
  11. ludicrosity

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