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prisoner's dilemma

canonical example of a game analyzed in game theory
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prisoner's dilemma

Summary

prisoner's dilemma is a strategic game[1]. It draws 5,604 Wikipedia views per month (strategic_game category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • prisoner's dilemma's instance of is recorded as strategic game[3].
  • prisoner's dilemma is a type of dilemma[4].
  • prisoner's dilemma is a type of experiment[5].
  • prisoner's dilemma is a type of strategic game[6].
  • prisoner's dilemma is a type of thought experiment[7].
  • prisoner's dilemma is part of game theory[8].
  • prisoner's dilemma's Commons category is recorded as Prisoner's dilemma[9].
  • prisoner's dilemma's facet of is recorded as decision making[10].
  • prisoner's dilemma's described by source is recorded as Siyasî Düşünce Sözlüğü[11].
  • prisoner's dilemma's studied by is recorded as social science[12].
  • prisoner's dilemma's studied by is recorded as economics[13].
  • prisoner's dilemma's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[14].

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Context

prisoner's dilemma is part of game theory[8]. Its instance of is recorded as strategic game[3].

Why It Matters

prisoner's dilemma draws 5,604 Wikipedia views per month (strategic_game category, ranking #1 of 9).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

economics social science

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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