maximin
/ˈmæk.sɪˌmɪn/
maximin noun: a rule to identify the worst outcome of each possible option to find one's best (maximum payoff) play.
Noun
maximin (plural maximins)
- A rule to identify the worst outcome of each possible option to find one's best (maximum payoff) play.
Verb
maximin (third-person singular simple present maximins, present participle maximining or maximinning, simple past and past participle maximined or maximinned)
- To employ a maximin algorithm.
Forms of maximin
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | maximins |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | maximins |
| present participle | maximining |
| present participle | maximinning |
| past participle | maximined |
| past | maximined |
| past participle | maximinned |
| past | maximinned |
Origin of maximin
Blend of maximum + minimum.
Questions about maximin
- What does maximin mean?
- Maximin means a rule to identify the worst outcome of each possible option to find one's best (maximum payoff) play.
- What part of speech is maximin?
- Maximin can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce maximin?
- Maximin is pronounced /ˈmæk.sɪˌmɪn/.
- What is the plural of maximin?
- The plural of maximin is maximins.
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