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evolutionarily stable strategy
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Meaning
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a strategy that, when adopted by most of a population, cannot be invaded by alternative strategies with higher expected payoffs
Example Sentence
In the hawk-dove game, the mixed strategy of 50% hawk and 50% dove is an evolutionarily stable strategy.
Usage Note
Use the term when explaining why certain animal behaviors, like territorial respect or sharing, stay common even when mutants try different tactics.
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