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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A rule to identify the worst outcome of each possible option to find one's best (maximum payoff) play.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: decision theory
Topics: computing, engineering, game-theory, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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verb
To employ a maximin algorithm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Blend of maximum + minimum.
