Definitions For Minimax

Verb

minimaxes , minimaxing , minimaxed To find the optimum play, or decision, to achieve minimizing the maximum loss.

Alternative forms

min-max

See also

maximin

Noun

{{en-noun, es}} In decision theory, game theory, etc. a decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain.

Alternative forms

minmax

Etymology

minimum, maximum.

Anagrams

maximin

Is Minimax a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
21

The word Minimax is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

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