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Where does “expectiminimax” come from?

expectiminimax (English) comes from English minimax, from English minimum, from Latin minimum, from Latin minimus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)-.

expectiminimax (English): A form of minimax extended to incorporate...

Definitions

  1. A form of minimax extended to incorporate...

Ancestry of “expectiminimax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishminimaxIn decision theory, game theory, etc. a decision...
2EnglishminimumThe lowest limit; The smallest amount; A period...
3Latinminimumaccusative masculine singular of minimus;...
4Latinminimusleast, smallest
5Proto-Indo-European*(s)mey(h₁)-—
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