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Minimap vs Minimax - What's the difference?

minimap | minimax |

As nouns the difference between minimap and minimax

is that minimap is a simple map connecting a small number of nearby landmarks while minimax is in decision theory, game theory, etc a decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain.

As a verb minimax is

to find the optimum play, or decision, to achieve minimizing the maximum loss.

minimap

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A simple map connecting a small number of nearby landmarks.

    • minimax

    English

    (wikipedia minimax)

    Noun

    (es)
  • In decision theory, game theory, etc. a decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain.

    • Verb

  • To find the optimum play, or decision, to achieve minimizing the maximum loss.

    • See also

    * maximin

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    * English oxymorons