博弈论 (bó yì lùn) — game theory | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

game theory

博弈论。
bó yì lùn Shì shù xué de yí gè fēn zhī.
Game theory is a branch of mathematics.
博弈论。
Jīng jì xué jiā cháng yòng bó yì lùn lái yán jiū jìng zhēng yǔ hé zuò.
Economists often use game theory to study competition and cooperation.
博弈论，。
Zài bó yì lùn zhōng, nà shí jūn héng shì yí gè zhòng yào gài niàn.
In game theory, the Nash equilibrium is an important concept.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

博弈game

博bówager弈yìchess

联合Coordinate

博弈 names games or strategic contests, and 论 names a theory, so the word is the theory of games.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

十尃博

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

尃

尃fū博

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape comes from combining 十 (ten) with 尃; 尃 gives the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 論; 论 is its simplified writing.

言侖論

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

侖

侖lún論lùn

Same sound today

The traditional form 論 pairs 言 (“say”) with 侖 as a sound component; the simplified 论 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

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