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miscoordinate en · VERB

Etymology

From mis- + coordinate.

Meanings

1. To fail to coordinate properly.
   • Or their actual sequence of plays oscillates between both trying to play and both trying to watch, so they miscoordinate on every play! 2014, Brian Skyrms, Social Dynamics, page 130:
   • Because the players react to the full history, and the error rate is zero, they are sure to miscoordinate again. 2001, H. Peyton Young, Individual Strategy and Social Structure, page 70:
   • If they both carry out threats to go to their preferred restaurants, or if they both give in, they will miscoordinate. 2014, Peter Vanderschraaf, Learning and Coordination: Inductive Deliberation, Equilibrium and Convention, page 9:

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