a zero-sum game

zero-sum game

A situation, process, competition, or outcome in which the winner's gain is exactly equal to the loser's loss. Poker is a zero-sum game because the amount of money won by one player is equivalent to the amount lost by the other players.

a zero-sum game

JOURNALISM

If a situation is a zero-sum game, the advantage that one person gains from it must have an equal disadvantage for someone else. The idea that foreign investment is a zero-sum game — that one country's gain is another's loss — is mistaken. Note: Other nouns are sometimes used instead of game. According to Reed, employee benefits are a zero-sum gain. If costs for one benefit rise, it's often at the expense of another, such as paid vacation and health insurance. Note: A zero-sum game is one in which the winnings and losses of all the players add up to zero.

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释义	a zero-sum game zero-sum game A situation, process, competition, or outcome in which the winner's gain is exactly equal to the loser's loss. Poker is a zero-sum game because the amount of money won by one player is equivalent to the amount lost by the other players. See also: game Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a zero-sum game JOURNALISM If a situation is a zero-sum game, the advantage that one person gains from it must have an equal disadvantage for someone else. The idea that foreign investment is a zero-sum game — that one country's gain is another's loss — is mistaken. Note: Other nouns are sometimes used instead of game. According to Reed, employee benefits are a zero-sum gain. If costs for one benefit rise, it's often at the expense of another, such as paid vacation and health insurance. Note: A zero-sum game is one in which the winnings and losses of all the players add up to zero. See also: game Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: zero-sum game skin game when the chips are down chips are down, the in sum hole card a hole card paint paint card ante in References in periodicals archive Summary: Currency exchange rates, as we know, is a zero-sum game - one currency has to lose for the other to gain. Pound pounded, rupee ruptured: Is dollar still golden? A zero-sum game is a situation in which one person or group can win something only by causing another person or group to lose it. Handshake a zero-sum game for ODM What was meant to be a mission to find compromise, instantly became a zero-sum game. No one can be seen to compromise once the game is zero-sum. The end of politics ISLAMABAD -- Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday said that Pakistan wanted to avoid a zero-sum game. Pakistan wants to avoid zero-sum game: Bajwa "We urge the United States to stop deliberately distorting China's strategic intentions, and abandon outdated concepts such as a Cold War mentality and a zero-sum game, otherwise it will only harm everyone," Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters on Tuesday, RT reported. China Hits Back at US President's 'Selfish' National Strategy IN SIMPLE TERMS, a zero-sum game is one in which the victories of one competitor are exactly matched by the losses of another. Breaking free of a zero-sum game In Iraq, the nature of Daesh, the nature of its conflict with the Iraqi state and the balance of power between the two make it a zero-sum game. As for Syria, I think it has turned into a zero-sum game for the meantime and will continue to be so as long as the respective sides enjoy the international and military support that they do." Is peace in the region a zero sum game? Such a strategy could also help gradually dispel the widely-held view that a peace deal is, by definition, a zero-sum game. It is not, and leaders speaking the same language (even if it is in different languages) would be making the point convincingly. Our View: Leaders need a shared communications strategy In a zero-sum game, one person's gain is another person's loss. Hobby Lobby and the zero-sum game He added that for him constructive engagement means a world where global politics is no longer a zero-sum game, but a counterintuitive to pursue one's interests without considering the interests of others. Iran's moderate prez Rouhani seeks 'constructive dialogue' to end terrorism: Report "Foreign policy is not a zero-sum game -- we can pursue parallel efforts keeping our alliance as Western nations at the center of our thinking and endeavors." A zero-sum game describes a competitive model where one side's wins equal the other side's losses. Western power not receding, Britain says As economic historian John Nye has pointed out, even if competition for relative position is a zero-sum game, the increase in total wealth created by the productive investments of the wealthy benefits the poor. Happiness is ... higher taxes: is one man's productivity another man's pollution? "But retirement is not a zero-sum game. There are a lot of Americans that have not met their retirement needs yet, that aren't working with a financial specialist to help them get there." Retirement coaches: as Americans fret about their post-career lives, insurers see big opportunities to help CHANGING THE BEHAVIOR: Creating value is not a zero-sum game of absolute winners or losers. Get into the value habit: knowing what makes your company valuable is important, but it's not enough. Getting from "knowing" to "doing" requires real change. Here are eight behaviors that have helped organizations bridge the "knowing-doing" gap In their opinion, while it is possible to build the reputation of multiple institutions in the same marketplace, prestige is a zero-sum game. Prestige gained by one institution must be lost by another. The problem with prestige: the qualities that combine to confer "prestige" can be frustratingly elusive
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