Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - minimax

n. 1 Math. the lowest of a set of maximum values. 2 (usu. attrib.) a a strategy that minimizes the greatest risk to a participant in a game etc. b the theory that in a game with two players, a player's smallest possible maximum loss is equal to the same player's greatest possible minimum gain. Etymology: MINIMUM + MAXIMUM MINIMIZE v. (also -ise) 1 tr. reduce to, or estimate at, the smallest possible amount or degree. 2 tr. estimate or represent at less than the true value or importance. 3 intr. attain a minimum value. Derivatives minimization n. minimizer n.