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- EnglishNewcomb
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- English todayNewcomblike
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Of a decision problem: resembling Newcomb's problem, in the sense of taking place in a scenario where another agent has predicted one's decision in advance. Full definition →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.