winner-take-all

Definitions

1. 1

   Of or pertaining to a contest, election, or other competition in which only the winner is…

   Of or pertaining to a contest, election, or other competition in which only the winner is rewarded and none of the losers receive anything.

   • You need luck in poker tournaments, because in the nature of this winner-take-all style of play, there will be several occasions when you cannot avoid putting all your money in the pot.
   • Under winner-take-all elections, many minority candidates find it nearly impossible to win.
   • [S]he volunteers to take her sister's place at the annual "Hunger Games", a bloody winner-take-all competition in which 24 teens fight to the death.
2. 2

   Of a market in which a product or service that is only slightly better than its…

   Of a market in which a product or service that is only slightly better than its competitors receives a disproportionately large share of revenue.

3. 3

   Of a neural network model

   Of a neural network model: organized so that neurons in a layer compete with each other for activation.

The neighborhood

• neighborthe winner takes it all
• neighborto the victor go the spoils