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Parrondo's paradox

Parrondo's paradox proper noun: the paradox whereby a combination of losing strategies (such as alternating between two games that each, played individually, would result in an overall loss) may give a winning strategy.

Proper noun

Parrondo's paradox

  1. The paradox whereby a combination of losing strategies (such as alternating between two games that each, played individually, would result in an overall loss) may give a winning strategy.

Origin of Parrondo's paradox

Formulated in 1996 by Juan Parrondo.

Questions about Parrondo's paradox

What does Parrondo's paradox mean?
Parrondo's paradox means the paradox whereby a combination of losing strategies (such as alternating between two games that each, played individually, would result in an overall loss) may give a winning strategy.
What part of speech is Parrondo's paradox?
Parrondo's paradox is a proper noun.

Words near Parrondo's paradox in the dictionary

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