minimax

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪnɪˌmæks/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(min′ə maks′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
min•i•max  (min′ə maks′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a strategy of game theory employed to minimize a player's maximum possible loss. Cf. maximin. 
  • mini(mum) + max(imum) 1940–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
minimax / ˈmɪnɪˌmæks/
  1. the lowest of a set of maximum values
  2. (in game theory, etc) the procedure of choosing the strategy that least benefits the most advantaged member of a group
    Compare maximin
Etymology: 20th Century: from mini( mum) + max( imum)
'minimax' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
maximin

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