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A '''mixed strategy''' is a probability distribution over pure strategies in a [[Game Theory|game]], allowing a player to introduce deliberate randomness into their choice. Unlike a pure strategy — which specifies a single action with certainty — a mixed strategy makes the player's move unpredictable to opponents, which can be advantageous in games where predictability is exploitable. [[John Nash]] proved that every finite game has at least one equilibrium in mixed strategies, even when no pure-strategy equilibrium exists.

The classic example is [[Matching Pennies|matching pennies]]: two players simultaneously choose heads or tails, with one player winning if the choices match and the other winning if they differ. No pure strategy equilibrium exists — any predictable choice can be exploited — but the mixed strategy of randomizing 50-50 is a stable equilibrium. The concept extends to games with many actions and players, and it underlies applications from [[Auction Theory|auction theory]] to military strategy, where unpredictability itself is a resource.

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