zero-sum
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oʊˌsʌm adjective
of or denoting a system in which the sum of the gains equals the sum of the losses: a zero-sum economy.
Origin:
1955–60
1955–60
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But culpability for this disaster shouldn't be a zero-sum proposition.
So long as both parties have strong bases, the game will be zero-sum, with no clear winners or losers.
The market itself is zero-sum, so as one player's value goes up, it cuts into the price of others.
No zero-sum calculus, however, obliges us to choose one of those enterprises over the other.
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