Parrondo's paradox

English

Etymology

Formulated in 1996 by Juan Parrondo.

Proper noun

Parrondo's paradox

  1. (game theory) The paradox whereby a combination of losing strategies (such as alternating between two games that each, played individually, would result in an overall loss) may give a winning strategy.
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