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superrationality

superrationality noun: a kind of rational decision-making, different from the widely-accepted game-theoretical one. A player whose opponent is also superrational will cooperate in the prisoner's dilemma problem, whereas a game-theoretically rational player will defect.

Noun

superrationality (uncountable)

  1. A kind of rational decision-making, different from the widely-accepted game-theoretical one. A player whose opponent is also superrational will cooperate in the prisoner's dilemma problem, whereas a game-theoretically rational player will defect.

Origin of superrationality

From super- + rationality, coined by Douglas Hofstadter.

Questions about superrationality

What does superrationality mean?
Superrationality means a kind of rational decision-making, different from the widely-accepted game-theoretical one. A player whose opponent is also superrational will cooperate in the prisoner's dilemma problem, whereas a game-theoretically rational player will defect.
What part of speech is superrationality?
Superrationality is a noun.

Words near superrationality in the dictionary

  1. superrank
  2. superranks
  3. superrare
  4. superrat
  5. superrational
  6. superrationality
  7. superrationally
  8. superrats
  9. superray
  10. superrays
  11. superreal

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