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Parrondo's paradox
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Etymology
Formulated in 1996 by Juan Parrondo.
Proper noun
Parrondo's paradox
en game theory The paradox whereby a combination of losing strategies (such as alternating between two games that each, played individually, would result in an overall loss) may give a winning strategy.
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