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superrationality

The English word “superrationality” has 1 meaning listed here.

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.

Etymology

From super- + rationality, coined by Douglas Hofstadter.

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