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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 decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain.
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 invest heavily into one skill or ability, to the end of maximizing some beneficial effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: video-games
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verb
To find the optimum play, or decision, to achieve minimizing the maximum loss.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Blend of mini(mum) + max(imum).
