normal form game

English

Noun

normal form game (plural normal form games)

1. (game theory) Formally, a structure $(P,𝐒,𝐅)$ where P = {1,2, ...,m} is a set of players, $𝐒=(S_1,S_2,\dots ,S_m)$ is an m-tuple of pure strategy sets, one for each player, and $𝐅=(F_1,F_2,\dots ,F_m)$ is an m-tuple of payoff functions.

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