truel

noun — 2 senses

truel

noun

Etymology Blend of tri- + duel.

1

Computing, Engineering, Game theory, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A duel fought between three people.

  • To effect a yet more complex and challenging truel, we can void the simplification that each player knows his order of firing ab initio.2014, Richard A. Epstein, The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic, Gulf Professional Publishing, →ISBN, page 324:
2

Neologism A conflict between three contending groups or ideas.

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duel

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