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prisoner's dilemma: a standalone construct

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Evolutionary biology

a two-player game in which each gains by defecting though both gain more by cooperating.

In evolutionary biology, prisoner's dilemma refers to a two-player game in which each gains by defecting though both gain more by cooperating; repeated play lets cooperation evolve. This meaning comes from Axelrod (1981) in Science.[1]

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References

Axelrod, R., & Hamilton, W. D. (1981). The Evolution of Cooperation. Science, 211(4489), 1390-1396. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7466396

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