zero sum

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of or pertaining to a situation or a system wherein gain is offset by an equal loss; of or pertaining to a situation whereing the gain (or loss) of a participant is balanced in an accurate manner by the losses or gains of the other participant or participants
Denoting a game or situation in which whatever is gained by one side is lost by the other
zero sum game
situation in which winners' gains are offset by losers' losses (ending with a net change of zero)
zero-sum
of any system where all gains are offset by exactly equal losses
zero-sum game
A game (or a similar economic system) in which the winnings of some players must equal the losses of others
zero-sum game
If you refer to a situation as a zero-sum game, you mean that if one person gains an advantage from it, someone else involved must suffer an equivalent disadvantage. They believe they're playing a zero-sum game, where both must compete for the same paltry resources. A situation in which a gain by one person or side must be matched by a loss by another person or side: "It's not a zero-sum game in which either youth or pensioners must lose" (Earl W. Foell). a situation in which you receive as much money or advantages as you give away
zero-sum game
a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero
zero sum

    Silbentrennung

    ze·ro sum

    Türkische aussprache

    zirō sʌm

    Aussprache

    /ˈzērō ˈsəm/ /ˈziːroʊ ˈsʌm/

    Etymologie

    [ 'zE-(")rO, 'zir-(")O ] (noun.) 1604. French or Italian; French zéro, from Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic sifr.

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