Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parrondo's paradox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: par-ron-do's -para-dox
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Etymology

Formulated in 1996 by Juan Parrondo.

Questions

What does parrondo's paradox mean?: 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.
Where does parrondo's paradox come from?: Formulated in 1996 by Juan Parrondo.

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