Meanings
plural game theories
- countableuncountableeconomicsA branch of applied mathematics that studies strategic situations in which individuals or organisations choose various actions in an attempt to maximize their returns.
- countableAn individual theory within that branch.
Yanis Varoufakis, the firebrand economist who rose to fame at the height of Greece’s debt drama, was not only egotistical but ultimately more interested in testing out his game theories on the nation than winning its battle to keep afloat.
2025 November 25, Helena Smith, “Former Greek PM Tsipras savages ‘celebrity’ ex-finance minister Varoufakis in memoir”, in The Guardian, →ISSNSynonyms: theory of games
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn individual theory within that branch.
More synonyms by meaning
noun(economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Basque joku-teoria
- joku-teoriamathematical study of strategic situations
Bulgarian тео́рия на игри́те
- тео́рия на игри́те (teórija na igríte)mathematical study of strategic situations
Catalan teoria dels jocs
- teoria dels jocsmathematical study of strategic situations
Chinese Mandarin 博弈論 /博弈论, 賽局理論 /赛局理论
- 博弈論 /博弈论 (bóyìlùn)mathematical study of strategic situations
- 賽局理論 /赛局理论 (sàijú lǐlùn)mathematical study of strategic situations
Czech teorie her
- teorie hermathematical study of strategic situations
Danish spilteori
- spilteorimathematical study of strategic situations
Dutch speltheorie
- speltheoriemathematical study of strategic situations
Esperanto ludoteorio
- ludoteoriomathematical study of strategic situations
Finnish peliteoria
- peliteoriamathematical study of strategic situations
French théorie des jeux
- théorie des jeuxmathematical study of strategic situations
German Spieltheorie
- Spieltheoriemathematical study of strategic situations
Greek θεωρία παιγνίων
- θεωρία παιγνίων (theoría paigníon)mathematical study of strategic situations
Hindi खेल सिद्धांत
- खेल सिद्धांत (khel siddhānt)mathematical study of strategic situations
Hungarian játékelmélet
- játékelméletmathematical study of strategic situations
Icelandic leikjafræði
- leikjafræðimathematical study of strategic situations
Indonesian teori permainan
- teori permainanmathematical study of strategic situations
Irish teoiric chluichí, teoiric imeartais
- teoiric chluichímathematical study of strategic situations
- teoiric imeartaismathematical study of strategic situations
Italian teoria dei giochi
- teoria dei giochimathematical study of strategic situations
Japanese ゲーム理論
- ゲーム理論 (gēmu riron)mathematical study of strategic situations
Korean 게임 이론
- 게임 이론mathematical study of strategic situations
Lithuanian žaidimų teorija
- žaidimų teorijamathematical study of strategic situations
Norwegian spillteori
- spillteorimathematical study of strategic situations
Polish teoria gier
- teoria giermathematical study of strategic situations
Portuguese teoria dos jogos
- teoria dos jogosmathematical study of strategic situations
Romanian teoria jocului, teoria jocurilor
- teoria joculuimathematical study of strategic situations
- teoria jocurilormathematical study of strategic situations
Russian тео́рия игр
- тео́рия игр (teórija igr)mathematical study of strategic situations
Slovak teória hier
- teória hiermathematical study of strategic situations
Spanish teoría de juegos
- teoría de juegosmathematical study of strategic situations
Swedish spelteori
- spelteorimathematical study of strategic situations
Tagalog huna ng laro
- huna ng laromathematical study of strategic situations
Turkish oyun kuramı
- oyun kuramımathematical study of strategic situations
Vietnamese lý thuyết trò chơi
- lý thuyết trò chơimathematical study of strategic situations
Cite this entry
game theory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/game%20theory
“game theory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/game%20theory. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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