cake-cutting

noun

A theoretical framework for the fair division of resources which studies algorithms and rules that ensure multiple parties receive a fair or "envy-free" share of a continuous, heterogeneous good when they have different preferences for its various parts.

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Meanings

nouncake-cutting (uncountable)
  1. figurativelyuncountablecomputingA theoretical framework for the fair division of resources which studies algorithms and rules that ensure multiple parties receive a fair or "envy-free" share of a continuous, heterogeneous good when they have different preferences for its various parts.
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