ZERO-SUM GAME

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("zero-sum game" is a kind of...):

game (a contest with rules to determine a winner)

Domain category:

game theory; theory of games ((economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players)