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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Game Theory''' β The study of mathematical models of strategic interaction. * '''Player''' β A decision-maker in a game. * '''Strategy''' β A complete plan of action for a player in a game. * '''Payoff''' β The reward or outcome a player receives at the end of a game. * '''Nash Equilibrium''' β A state in which no player can improve their payoff by unilaterally changing their strategy. * '''Zero-Sum Game''' β A situation in which one person's gain is exactly equal to another's loss. * '''Prisoner's Dilemma''' β A standard example of a game that shows why two rational individuals might not cooperate, even if it appears in their best interest to do so. * '''Dominant Strategy''' β A strategy that is better for a player regardless of what the other players do. * '''Sequential Game''' β A game where players take turns (e.g., Chess). * '''Simultaneous Game''' β A game where players make decisions at the same time (e.g., Rock-Paper-Scissors). * '''Information Set''' β What a player knows about the state of the game and others' moves. * '''Mixed Strategy''' β A strategy where a player chooses their action randomly based on certain probabilities. * '''Evolutionary Stable Strategy (ESS)''' β A strategy that, if adopted by a population, cannot be invaded by a rare alternative strategy. * '''Mechanism Design''' β "Reverse game theory": creating rules/incentives to achieve a desired outcome. </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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