grim trigger

noun

A strategy that always cooperates as long as the opponent does not defect, in which case thereafter the strategy always defects.

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Meanings

noungrim trigger (plural grim triggers)

plural grim triggers

  1. computingA strategy that always cooperates as long as the opponent does not defect, in which case thereafter the strategy always defects.
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APA

grim trigger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grim%20trigger

MLA

“grim trigger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grim%20trigger. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grim trigger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grim%20trigger.

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