What is Zero-sum game?
A '''zero-sum game''' is a term in [[game theory]] and [[economics|economic theory]]. It is a [[Mathematical model|mathematical representation]] of a situation. Each individual's gain or loss of [[utility]] is exactly balanced by the losses or gains of the utility of the other participants. If the total gains of the participants are added up and the total losses are subtracted, they will add up to zero. So, cutting a [[cake]] is a zero-sum game. Not so obvious, but essential, is ''how players (participants) value the cake''. A zero-sum game exists if and only if all players value the cake equally (see [[marginal utility]]). [[Category:Game theory]]