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superrationality.

A kind of rational decision-making, different from the widely-accepted game-theoretical one. A player whose opponent is also superrational will cooperate in the prisoner's dilemma problem, whereas a game-theoretically rational player will defect.

16 characters7 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A kind of rational decision-making, different from the widely-accepted game-theoretical one. A player whose opponent is also superrational will cooperate in the prisoner's dilemma problem, whereas a game-theoretically rational player will defect.

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Where this word comes from

From super- + rationality, coined by Douglas Hofstadter.

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