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Concept in auction theory
auction theory, particularly Bayesian-optimal mechanism design, a virtual valuation of an agent is a function that measures the surplus that can be extracted
Virtual_valuation
are regular, the virtual valuations are monotone in the real valuations, which implies that the transformation to virtual valuations is incentive compatible
Regular distribution (economics)
Regular_distribution_(economics)
Paper-and-pencil game for two players
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Tic-tac-toe
virtual valuation is usually smaller than the actual valuation. It is even possible that the virtual valuation be negative while the actual valuation
Bayesian-optimal_mechanism
Standard example in game theory
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Prisoner's_dilemma
Solution concept of a non-cooperative game
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Nash_equilibrium
Logical paradox in decision-making theory
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Paradox_of_tolerance
Decision rule used for minimizing the possible loss for a worst-case scenario
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Minimax
Israeli-American psychologist and economist (1934–2024)
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Daniel_Kahneman
Search algorithm
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Alpha–beta_pruning
Mathematical models of strategic interactions
characteristics of their opponents. Negotiators may be unaware of their opponent's valuation of the object of negotiation, companies may be unaware of their opponent's
Game_theory
Overuse of a shared resource
Castronova, Edward (2002). "On Virtual Economies". SSRN. doi:10.2139/ssrn.338500. S2CID 263755316. "Managing the virtual commons: Cooperation and conflict
Tragedy_of_the_commons
Political model of international conflict resolution
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Two-level_game_theory
Diplomatic policy of concessions
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Appeasement
Hungarian and American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957)
von Neumann developing them as needed. He also developed a theory of valuations in lattices, and shared in developing the general theory of metric lattices
John_von_Neumann
Concept in game theory
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Focal_point_(game_theory)
Concept in game theory
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Shapley_value
Model of conflict for two players in game theory
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Chicken_(game)
Proof all ranked voting rules have spoilers
Similar techniques are often discussed in the context of contingent valuation. In addition to the above practical resolutions, there exist unusual
Arrow's_impossibility_theorem
Variation of minimax game tree search
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Negamax
Field in social science
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Peace_and_conflict_studies
Hand game for two players or more
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Rock_paper_scissors
Model of humans as rational, self-interested agents
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Homo_economicus
Weakly optimal allocation of resources
Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-510268-0.. Gerard, Debreu (1959). "Valuation Equilibrium and Pareto Optimum". Proceedings of the National Academy of
Pareto_efficiency
Human behavior pattern in which the participant takes on increasing risk
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Escalation_of_commitment
English saying meaning "equivalent retaliation"
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Tit_for_tat
Israeli psychologist (1937–1996)
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Amos_Tversky
Finding an optimal algorithm for playing chess
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Solving_chess
In board games that cannot end in a draw, one of the two players has a winning strategy
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Zermelo's theorem (game theory)
Zermelo's_theorem_(game_theory)
Pairing where no unchosen pair prefers each other over their choice
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Stable_matching_problem
Game whose outcome can be correctly predicted
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Solved_game
Making of satisfactory, not optimal, decisions
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Bounded_rationality
Field of economics and game theory
best the seller can do. This is the case if The buyers have identical valuation functions (which may be a function of type) The buyers' types are independently
Mechanism_design
Hand game for two or more players
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Chopsticks_(hand_game)
Situation where all parties are worse off
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No-win_situation
Problem in process of sharing surplus
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Cooperative_bargaining
Situation where total gains match total losses
occurs, demand increases, output increases, companies grow, and company valuations increase, leading to value creation and wealth addition in the market
Zero-sum_game
Condition in economics and game theory
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Perfect_information
Solution concept in Game Theory
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Bayes_correlated_equilibrium
Conflict between safety and cooperation
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Stag_hunt
Game in economic experiments
Laura; Davide Dragone; Giuseppe di Pellegrino (2009). "Reward and Social Valuation Deficits following Ventromedial Prefrontal Damage". Journal of Cognitive
Ultimatum_game
Military strategy during the Cold War with regard to the use of nuclear weapons
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Deterrence_theory
Problem of sharing resources
result of legal debates by rabbis rather than divisions according to the valuations of the claimants. According to the subjective theory of value, there cannot
Fair_division
Branch of game theory about two-player sequential games with perfect information
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Combinatorial_game_theory
Two-player coordination game in game theory
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Battle of the sexes (game theory)
Battle_of_the_sexes_(game_theory)
Concept in conflict studies
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Conflict_escalation
Experimental tool
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Dictator_game
Facilitating a peaceful outcome to a dispute
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Conflict_resolution
Economic model
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Stackelberg_competition
Variant of Nash equilibrium in game theory
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Trembling hand perfect equilibrium
Trembling_hand_perfect_equilibrium
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List_of_games_in_game_theory
Israeli-American mathematician (born 1930)
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Robert_Aumann
Solution concept in game theory
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Evolutionarily stable strategy
Evolutionarily_stable_strategy
Concept in game theory
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Non-credible_threat
Type of stable matching problem
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Stable_roommates_problem
Complete plan on how a game player will behave in every possible game situation
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Strategy_(game_theory)
Economic phenomenon
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Tyranny_of_small_decisions
Tendency to overestimate in auctions
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Winner's_curse
Simple mathematical game
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Pirate_game
Combinatorial game theory theorem
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Sprague–Grundy_theorem
Economic model
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Cournot_competition
Game theory concept
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Subgame_perfect_equilibrium
Game theory concept
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Bayesian_game
Trigger strategy
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Grim_trigger
Quality of a strategy in game theory
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Strategic_dominance
Decrease in severity of conflicts
personal (such as social workers). Head-mounted virtual reality systems like Apex Officer's Virtual Reality Training (introduced to the International
De-escalation
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Fictitious_play
Concept in game theory
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Best_response
) = 0 {\displaystyle w(p^{*})=0} where w {\displaystyle w} is the virtual valuation of the agent. So in this case, BO pricing is equivalent to the Bayesian-optimal
Bayesian-optimal_pricing
Concept in game theory
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Information_set_(game_theory)
Subset of a game; used in game theory
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Subgame
Game theory scenario
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Win–win_game
Game illustrating paradox in rational choice theory
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Dollar_auction
Simultaneous game found in game theory
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Coordination_game
Auction in which every bidder pays
Each bidder submits a bid, which only depends on their valuation. Bidders do not know the valuations of other bidders. The analysis is based on an independent
All-pay_auction
Concept in game theory
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Incentive_compatibility
Mathematical game
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Guess_2/3_of_the_average
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Outcome_(game_theory)
Application of game theory to evolving populations in biology
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Evolutionary_game_theory
Non-zero-sum game thought experiment
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Traveler's_dilemma
Academic discipline
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Quantum_game_theory
Representation of a game in game theory
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Normal-form_game
Principle in economics and game theory
Game(Mech). i.e. Mech' asks the players to report their valuations. Based on the reported valuations, Mech' calculates, for each player, his equilibrium strategy
Revelation_principle
Level of information in economics and game theory
example is an auction: each player knows their own utility function (valuation for the item), but does not know the utility function of the other players
Complete_information
Notion in combinatorial game theory
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Game_complexity
Economic model of competition
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Bertrand_competition
Solution concept in game theory
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Rationalizable_strategy
Concept in mechanism design
There are n {\displaystyle n} agents which have different valuations for each outcome. The valuation of agent i {\displaystyle i} is represented as a function:
Strategyproofness
Theorem in game theory
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Aumann's_agreement_theorem
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Conjectural_variation
Solution concept in game theory
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Quantal_response_equilibrium
Formal rule for predicting how a game will be played
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Solution_concept
Operational analysis derived from game theory
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Confrontation_analysis
American economist (born 1939)
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Samuel_Bowles_(economist)
Type of perfect Bayesian equilibrium
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Separating_equilibrium
Resource distribution game
generalized versions of the game such as when Colonel Blotto have differing valuations of the battlefields, when their resources have differing effectiveness
Blotto_game
Game-theoretic concept
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Cheap_talk
Game that repeats a base game
{\frac {1}{T}}\sum _{t=0}^{T}u_{i}(x_{t})} Discounting - If player i's valuation of the game diminishes with time depending on a discount factor δ < 1
Repeated_game
Game theory model of aggression
a different value to the object. We assume that both players know the valuation of the other player. Thus, the game is a complete information game. The
War_of_attrition_(game)
Class of games where players choose their actions sequentially
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Sequential_game
VIRTUAL VALUATION
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Feeling, Virtual
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Vishnu, Fortune giver
Girl/Female
Indian
Virtues
Boy/Male
British, English, French, German, Latin
Lively
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Latin
Virtue.
Boy/Male
Indian
Feeling, Virtual
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Extensive; King
Boy/Male
Sikh
Heroic protector, Protector of the brave
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
Priceless; Natural; Deep Thinker
Girl/Female
Australian, Jamaican
Virtuous; Strength
Girl/Female
Hindu
Lord Vishnu, Fortune giver
Boy/Male
Indian
Name of Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Protector of the Brave
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Bravery
Boy/Male
Hindu
Priceless, Precious
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lively
Boy/Male
Tamil
Virtues
Boy/Male
Indian, Modern
Incomparable
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname from Middle English, Old French vertu ‘moral worth’; ‘goodness’ (Latin virtus ‘manliness’, ‘valor’, ‘worth’). This may have been bestowed on a good or pious person, it may alternatively have been a sarcastic nickname for a prig, or it may have been borne by someone who had played the part of Virtue in a medieval mystery play.
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Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Blessings
Male
Scottish
Medieval Scottish form of French Hugon, HUCHON means "heart," "mind," or "spirit."
Boy/Male
Gaelic, German, Irish
Strong; Oak-hearted
Boy/Male
Tamil
Raj Kumar | ராஜகà¯à®®à®¾à®°Â
Prince
Male
Italian
Diminutive form of Italian Santo, SANTINO means "little saint."
Boy/Male
Welsh
Legendary son of Naw.
Girl/Female
Muslim
The Moon
Girl/Female
Muslim
One endowed with speech
Girl/Female
Tamil
Subhashitha | ஸà¯à®ªà®¾à®·à¯€à®¤à®¾
Good counsel
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Having Voluptuous Eyes
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n.
Food; -- now used chiefly in the plural. See Victuals.
a.
Being in essence or effect, not in fact; as, the virtual presence of a man in his agent or substitute.
n.
A particular moral excellence; as, the virtue of temperance, of charity, etc.
a.
Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Victual
v. t.
To make efficacious; to give virtue of efficacy.
n.
A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual.
a.
Contributing to life; necessary to, or supporting, life; as, vital blood.
n.
A vital part; one of the vitals.
v. t.
To victual again.
a.
Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law.
v. t.
To supply with provisions for subsistence; to provide with food; to store with sustenance; as, to victual an army; to victual a ship.
n.
Active quality or power; capacity or power adequate to the production of a given effect; energy; strength; potency; efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine.
a.
Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or sensible part; potential; energizing.
imp. & p. p.
of Victual
a.
Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions.
adv.
In a virtual manner; in efficacy or effect only, and not actually; to all intents and purposes; practically.
n.
Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons.