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{{a|devil|{{prisonersdilemmatable}}}}The [[prisoner’s dilemma]] is the mathematician’s way of articulating the [[commercial imperative]].
{{a|bi|{{prisonersdilemmatable}}}}The [[prisoner’s dilemma]] is the mathematician’s way of articulating the [[commercial imperative]].


An exercise in calculating economic outcomes by means of {{tag|metaphor}}, the [[prisoner’s dilemma]] was developed at the RAND corporation in the 1950s by those splendid brainboxes as a way of predicting individuals’ behaviour in situations requiring [[I believe|trust]] among strangers - for very good example, when unacquainted participants buy or sell in an unregulated market. This field developed into [[game theory]].
An exercise in calculating economic outcomes by means of {{tag|metaphor}}, the [[prisoner’s dilemma]] was developed at the RAND corporation in the 1950s by those splendid brainboxes as a way of predicting individuals’ behaviour in situations requiring [[I believe|trust]] among strangers - for very good example, when unacquainted participants buy or sell in an unregulated market. This field developed into [[game theory]].