maximin

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/ˈmæk.sɪˌmɪn/

noun

A rule to identify the worst outcome of each possible option to find one's best (maximum payoff) play.

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Meanings

nounmaximin (plural maximins)

plural maximins

  1. decision theorycomputingA rule to identify the worst outcome of each possible option to find one's best (maximum payoff) play.
verbmaximin (third-person singular simple present maximins, present participle maximining or maximinning, simple past and past participle maximined or maximinned)

present singular third person maximins · participle present maximining · participle present maximinning · participle past maximined · past maximined · participle past maximinned · past maximinned

  1. To employ a maximin algorithm.

Origin

Blend of maximum + minimum.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

maximin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maximin

MLA

“maximin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maximin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maximin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maximin.

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