maximin

[ mak-suh-min ]

/ ˈmæk sə mɪn /

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

Compare minimax.

Origin of maximin

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

She likewise confides to Mélanie a secret in French, but a more lengthy secret it appears than that entrusted to Maximin.

The Miraculous Medal |Jean Marie Aladel
Maximin's informers seem to have contrived to implicate the good Christian Ambrose in some trouble.

The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867. |E. Rameur
Maximin too, was just and generous when first invested with power, but afterwards rioted in slaughter with the relish of a fiend.

The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 |American Anti-Slavery Society
Catherine was not spared, for Maximin made a further attempt to win her.

Mary, Help of Christians |Various

Maximin, bestowing the chief commands on Pannonians and other mercenaries, treated the empire as a conquered country.

The Eighteen Christian Centuries |James White

maximin

/ (ˈmæksɪˌmɪn) /

maths the highest of a set of minimum values

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

C20: from maxi ( mum) + min ( imum)