Definition:Mixed Strategy

Definition

Let $G$ be a game.

A mixed strategy for $G$ is a combination of different strategies for subsequent plays of $G$ which are played with particular frequencies.

Also see

• Definition:Pure Strategy

• Results about mixed strategies can be found here.

Sources

• 1956: Steven Vajda: The Theory of Games and Linear Programming ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text{I}$: An Outline of the Theory of Games: $3$
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): game theory
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): mixed strategy
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): game theory
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): mixed strategy
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): mixed strategy