For a zero-sum, two-person game, the payoff matrix is an m × n matrix of real numbers with the entry a ij representing the payoff to the maximizing player if the maximizing player plays strategy i and the minimizing player plays strategy j. Game theory.
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Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (2001). Payoff matrix . In: Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0611-X_741
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