Definitions for NIM
nɪmnim

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nimnoun

   game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. nimnoun

   A game in which players take turns removing objects from heaps.

2. nimverb

   To take (in all senses); to seize.

3. nimverb

   To take one's way; to go.

4. nimverb

   To filch, steal.

5. nimverb

   To walk with short, quick strides; trip along.

6. Etymology: From nimen, from niman, from nemanan, from neme-. Cognate with nimme, nemen, nehmen, nemme. Related to numb, nimble.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To NIMverb

   To take. In cant, to steal.

   Etymology: nemen, Dutch, to take.

   They’ll question Mars, and by his look
   Detect who ’twas that nimm’d a cloak. Hudibras, p. i.

   They could not keep themselves honest of their fingers, but would be nimming something or other for the love of thieving. Roger L'Estrange, Fable 241.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NIM

   Nim is a mathematical two player game.

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1. nim

   Nim is a mathematical game of strategy in which two players take turns removing objects from distinct heaps or piles. On each turn, a player must remove at least one object, and may remove any number of objects provided they all come from the same heap or pile. The goal of the game is to avoid being the player who must remove the last object.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nimverb

   to take; to steal; to filch

2. Etymology: [AS. niman. 7. Cf. Nimble.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nim

   Nim is a mathematical game of strategy in which two players take turns removing objects from distinct heaps. On each turn, a player must remove at least one object, and may remove any number of objects provided they all come from the same heap. Variants of Nim have been played since ancient times. The game is said to have originated in China, but the origin is uncertain; the earliest European references to Nim are from the beginning of the 16th century. Its current name was coined by Charles L. Bouton of Harvard University, who also developed the complete theory of the game in 1901, but the origins of the name were never fully explained. The name is probably derived from German nimm meaning "take [imperative]", or the obsolete English verb nim of the same meaning. Nim can be played as a misère game, in which the player to take the last object loses. Nim can also be played as a normal play game, which means that the person who makes the last move wins. This is called normal play because most games follow this convention, even though Nim usually does not. Normal play Nim is fundamental to the Sprague-Grundy theorem, which essentially says that in normal play every impartial game is equivalent to a Nim heap that yields the same outcome when played in parallel with other normal play impartial games.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nim

   nim, v.t. to steal, pilfer. [A.S. niman, to take.]

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1. NIM

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NIM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nim is ranked #44872 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Nim surname appeared 478 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Nim.
   
   90.1% or 431 total occurrences were Asian.
   6.4% or 31 total occurrences were White.
   1.6% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.2% or 6 total occurrences were Black.

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1. • Table Game

Anagrams for NIM »

1. min

2. min.

3. NMI

How to pronounce NIM?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of NIM in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of NIM in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=NIM
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nim
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=NIM
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nim
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/NIM
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=NIM
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=NIM
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html