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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zero-samu gēmu
"ビジネスの世界は必ずしもゼロサムゲームではありません。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A mathematical representation of a situation in which each participant's gain or loss of utility is exactly balanced by the corresponding losses or gains of the other participants.
"International trade is rarely a zero-sum game because both nations can benefit from exchange." - 2
A situation in which one person's gain is equivalent to another's loss, leaving no net improvement or deterioration.
"Political negotiations often devolve into a zero-sum game where compromise seems impossible."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originated in the context of game theory in the mid-20th century, notably popularized by mathematician John von Neumann and economist Oskar Morgenstern in their seminal 1944 work 'Theory of Games and Economic Behavior'. It derives from the mathematical concept that the total sum of gains and losses among all participants equals zero.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Zero-sum game" is said worldwide
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jeu à somme nulle
Transliteration: ʒø a sɔm nyl
"La guerre économique n'est pas nécessairement un jeu à somme nulle."
Nullsummenspiel
Transliteration: ˈnʊlˌzʊmənʃpiːl
"Verhandlungen werden oft als Nullsummenspiel betrachtet."
gioco a somma zero
Transliteration: ˈdʒɔːko a ˈsomma ˈdzɛro
"Il mercato non è un gioco a somma zero."
juego de suma cero
Transliteration: ˈxweɣo de ˈsuma ˈseɾo
"La política a menudo se percibe como un juego de suma cero."
jogo de soma zero
Transliteration: ˈʒoɡu dʒi ˈsõmɐ ˈzɛɾu
"O comércio internacional não é um jogo de soma zero."
शून्य-योग खेल
Transliteration: shunya-yog khel
"व्यापार हमेशा एक शून्य-योग खेल नहीं होता है।"
零和博弈
Transliteration: líng hé bó yì
"国际关系不应该被视为零和博弈。"
제로부터섬 게임
Transliteration: jero-buteo-seom geim
"그들은 이번 협상을 제로부터섬 게임으로 만들지 않으려 노력했다."
ゼロサムゲーム
Transliteration: zero-samu gēmu
"ビジネスの世界は必ずしもゼロサムゲームではありません。"
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