Minimax (disambiguation)
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Minimax, minmax, or min-max can refer to:
- MinimaxMinimaxMinimax is a decision rule used in decision theory, game theory, statistics and philosophy for minimizing the possible loss for a worst case scenario. Alternatively, it can be thought of as maximizing the minimum gain...
, a strategy in decision theory and related disciplines concerned with minimizing the maximum possible loss - Minimax (TV channel)Minimax (TV channel)Minimax is a Central-European cartoon channel which has been broadcast in Hungary since 1999; Romania since 2001; Czech Republic and Slovakia since 2003 and Serbia since 2007. Earlier, since 1999 - 2004 it has been broadcast in Poland. In Hungary, as of April, 2007, it shares the channel slot with...
, a European children's TV channel - Minimax (re-branded Macro), a Romanian Discount store chain
- Min-maxingMin-maxingMin-maxing is the practice of playing a role-playing game, wargame or video game with the intent of creating the "best" character by means of minimizing undesired or unimportant traits and maximizing desired ones. This is usually accomplished by improving one specific trait or ability by...
, a role-playing or wargame strategy - 'mini-maxing', a strategy in the board game HexHex (board game)Hex is a board game played on a hexagonal grid, theoretically of any size and several possible shapes, but traditionally as an 11x11 rhombus. Other popular dimensions are 13x13 and 19x19 as a result of the game's relationship to the older game of Go...
- Mini-MAXMini-MAXThe JDT Mini-MAX is a large family of single-seat, mid-wing, strut-braced, single engine aircraft, available in kit form for amateur construction. The first Mini-MAX had its first flight in 1984...
- a family of ultralight aircraft - Minimax approximation algorithmMinimax approximation algorithmPolynomial expansions such as the Taylor series expansion are often convenient for theoretical work but less useful for practical applications. For practical work it is often desirable to minimize the maximum absolute or relative error of a polynomial fit for any given number of terms in an effort...
, algorithms to approximate a function