Suma cero
Example: En economía, un juego de suma cero implica ganancias y pérdidas iguales.
Definition
"Suma cero" refers to a situation, especially in economics or game theory, where the total gain and total loss among participants equal zero. In other words, one person's gain is exactly balanced by another person's loss, resulting in no net change overall.
Etymology
The term "suma cero" comes from Spanish, literally meaning "zero sum." It combines "suma," meaning sum or total, and "cero," meaning zero. This concept was adopted into economic and strategic discussions to describe systems where all gains and losses cancel each other out, reflecting a perfectly balanced exchange.
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"Suma cero" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (C2) - set 2", containing 91 commonly used words.
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