zero-sum

English

Adjective

zero-sum (not comparable)

1. Of any system where all gains are offset by exactly equal losses.
   • 2011 July 18, John Cassidy, “Mastering the Machine”, in The New Yorker‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Dalio is right, but somewhat self-serving. If hedge-fund managers are playing a zero-sum game, what is their social utility? […] Can it really be in America’s interest to have so much of its young talent playing a zero-sum game?

Antonyms

• win-win

Derived terms

• zero-sum game

See also

• zero-based