Synonyms for theory of games in the sense of this definition

• game theory

(theory of games is a kind of ...) a theory that explains scientific observations

(theory of games belongs to category ...) the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

• economic science
• economics
• political economy

(theory of games is the domain which ... is member of) a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero

• zero-sum game

(theory of games is the domain which ... is member of) (game theory) a stable state of a system that involves several interacting participants in which no participant can gain by a change of strategy as long as all the other participants remain unchanged

• nash equilibrium