MINIMAX

"MINIMAX" is a common misspelling or typo for: minima, minimal.

Specialty Definition: MINIMAX

Domain	Definition
Computing	Minimax An algorithm for choosing the next move in a two player game. A player moves so as to maximise the minimum value of his opponent's possible following moves. If it is my turn to move, I give a value to each legal move I might make. If the result of a move is an immediate win for me I give it positive infinity and, if it is an immediate win for you, negative infinity. The value to me of any other move is the minimum of the values resulting from each of your possible replies. The above algorithm will give every move a value of positive or negative infinity since the value of every move will be the value of some final winning or losing move. This can be extended if we can supply a heuristic evaluation function which gives values to non-final game states without considering all possible following complete sequences. We can then limit the minimax algorithm to look only a certain number of moves ahead. This number is called the "look-ahead" or "ply". See also alpha/beta pruning. [Is "maximin" used? Is it significantly different?] (2000-12-07). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
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Crosswords: MINIMAX

Specialty definitions using "MINIMAX": alpha/beta pruning, alpha-beta pruning, asymptotically subminimax ♦ games ♦ maximin. (references)

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Commercial Usage: MINIMAX

Domain	Title
Books	An Introduction to Minimax Theorems and Their Applications to Differential Equations (Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications, V. 52) (reference) Graham Kerr's Minimax Cookbook: Illustrated Step-By-Step Techniques Plus 150 All-New Minimax Recipes to Guarantee Minimum Risk and Maximum Flavor in (reference) H-Optimal Control and Related Minimax Design Problems: A Dynamic Game Approach (Systems & Control) (reference) Introduction to Minimax (reference) Minimax (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Minimax Desserts & Pastries (reference) Minimax Protein Possibilities (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Consumer Goods	Twinkle Twinkle Minimax Photo Album (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
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Usage Frequency: MINIMAX

"MINIMAX" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 85.71% of the time. "MINIMAX" is used about 14 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	85.71%	12	101,599
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	14.29%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	14	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: MINIMAX

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
minimax	129	minimax usa	4
com minimax pl	32	bandsaw minimax	4
minimax.com pl	21	100 minimax	4
com.pl minimax	20	minimax heater	4
hydroplane minimax	10	algorithm minimax	3
minimax pl	9	boat minimax	3
heater minimax pool	8	algorithm minimax search	3
llama minimax	8	minimax purex	2
hu minimax	5	minimax team	2
minimax pentair	5	minimax ultralight	2
minimax usa.com	5	ison minimax	2
aircraft minimax	5	minimax tv	2
heater minimax part pool	5	minimax plus	2
45 llama minimax	4	minimax nt	2
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Modern Translation: MINIMAX

Language		Translations for "MINIMAX"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
French		minimax. (various references)

Pig Latin		inimaxmay

Russian		минимакс (minmax). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: MINIMAX

Derivations
	Words beginning with "MINIMAX": minimaxes. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: MINIMAX

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: maximin.
	Words within the letters "a-i-i-m-m-n-x"
	-1 letter: minima.
	-2 letters: animi, immix, maxim, minim.
	-3 letters: amin, imam, inia, ixia, maim, main, maxi, mina, mini, minx.
	-4 letters: aim, ain, ami, ani, man, max, mim, mix, nam, nim, nix.
	-5 letters: ai, am, an, ax, in, ma, mi, mm, na, xi.
	Words containing the letters "a-i-i-m-m-n-x"
	+1 letter: maximins.
	+2 letters: minimaxes.
	+3 letters: maximising, maximizing.
	+5 letters: maximization.
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