rock paper scissors

noun

Etymology

After the handshapes.

A popular children's game using three hand signs representing rock, paper and scissors,…
A popular children's game using three hand signs representing rock, paper and scissors, frequently used as a tiebreaker.
Any situation where strategies are not transitive, meaning each strategy is strong…
Any situation where strategies are not transitive, meaning each strategy is strong against some strategies and weak against others in a loop such that there is no universally best option.

No curated loop yet for rock paper scissors. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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