Definition Strict Dominance
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Strict Dominance

A strategy $s_i$ strictly dominates another strategy $s'_i$ for player $i$ if, for every profile $\sigma$ of the other players, playing $s_i$ yields strictly higher payoff:

$$\forall \sigma, \quad u_i(\sigma[i \mapsto s'_i]) < u_i(\sigma[i \mapsto s_i]).$$

References

  • [MSZ, Chapter 2, Section 2.3] Maschler, Solan, and Zamir, Game Theory. Definition of strict dominance.

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