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Title of object: complete information
Canonical Name: CompleteInformation
Type: Definition

Created on: 2002-07-23 23:59:13.167162-04
Modified on: 2002-07-23 23:59:13.167162-04

Creator: Henry
Modifier: Henry
Author: Henry

Classification: msc:91A99
Defines: complete information, incomplete information

Preamble:

% this is the default PlanetMath preamble. as your knowledge
% of TeX increases, you will probably want to edit this, but
% it should be fine as is for beginners.
% almost certainly you want these
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
% used for TeXing text within eps files
%\usepackage{psfrag}
% need this for including graphics (\includegraphics)
%\usepackage{graphicx}
% for neatly defining theorems and propositions
%\usepackage{amsthm}
% making logically defined graphics
%\usepackage{xypic}
% there are many more packages, add them here as you need them
% define commands here
Content:

A game has \emph{complete information} if each player knows the \PMlinkescapetext{complete structure} of the game (that is, the strategy sets and the payoff functions for each player). A game without complete information has incomplete information.