superrationality
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
super- + rationality, coined by Douglas Hofstadter.
Noun[edit]
superrationality (uncountable)
- A kind of rational decision-making, different from the widely-accepted game-theoretical one. A player whose opponent is also superrational will cooperate in the Prisoner's dilemma problem, whereas a game-theoretically rational player will defect.