In any game, utility represents the motivations of players. A utility function for a given player assigns a number
for every possible outcome of the game with the property that a higher number implies that the outcome is more preferred.
utility functions may either ordinal in which case only the relative rankings are important, but no
quantity is actually being measured, or cardinal, which are important for games involving
mixed strategies
updated: 15 August 2005
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