maximin

American  

[mak-suh-min] / ˈmæk sə mɪn /

noun

1. a strategy of game theory employed to maximize a player's minimum possible gain.

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maximin British  

/ ˈmæksɪˌmɪn /

noun

1. maths the highest of a set of minimum values

2. (in game theory, etc) the procedure of choosing the strategy that most benefits the least advantaged member of a group Compare minimax

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Etymology

Origin of maximin

First recorded in 1950–55; maxi(mum) + min(imum)

Example Sentences

After dealing with outbreaks of coronavirus in the squad and losing top scorer Callum Wilson to injury, forwards Miguel Almiron and Allan-Saint Maximin are out until April after they were both injured in the 1-1 draw with Wolves.

From BBC

This show, too, is representative of FiveMyles’ aspirations: It pairs Kathleen Maximin, a mostly self-taught, Black woman painter from St. Lucia, with Michael Filan, an older, white male artist educated at Pratt Institute, who both meet in their earnest investigation of the expressive potential of abstraction.

From New York Times

Saint Maximin’s extravagantly fancy footwork subsequently succeeded in bamboozling Maguire and friends to the point where the Frenchman eventually crossed in Callum Wilson’s direction.

From The Guardian

The in-form Allan Saint Maximin will take to the field tonight with the ink barely dry on the new six-year contract he signed with Newcastle earlier this week.

From The Guardian

Although City remained the superior team, they would have been back on level terms had Dwight Gayle – newly on for Carroll – not directed a sitter over the bar from eight yards after being cleverly cued up by Saint‑Maximin’s low cross.

From The Guardian