Definitions for tit for tat
ˈtɪt fər ˈtættit for tat

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1. tit for tatnoun

   an equivalent given in return

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1. tit for tatnoun

   equivalent retribution, an eye for an eye, returning exactly what you get.

2. tit for tatnoun

   hat.

3. tit for tatadjective

   Having the characteristic of returning bad for bad.

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1. Tit for tat

   Tit for tat is an English saying meaning "equivalent retaliation". It developed from "tip for tap", first recorded in 1558.It is also a highly effective strategy in game theory. An agent using this strategy will first cooperate, then subsequently replicate an opponent's previous action. If the opponent previously was cooperative, the agent is cooperative. If not, the agent is not.

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1. tit for tat

   Tit for tat is an expression or strategy in decision-making, typically in communication or negotiation, denoting a pattern of retaliation in which an action is repaid with an equivalent action. Essentially, it means to respond to an act by doing something similar in return, especially to retaliate or take revenge.

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1. Tit for tat

   Tit for tat is an English saying meaning "equivalent retaliation". It is also a highly effective strategy in game theory for the iterated prisoner's dilemma. The strategy was first introduced by Anatol Rapoport in Robert Axelrod's two tournaments, held around 1980. Notably, it was both the simplest strategy and the most successful. An agent using this strategy will first cooperate, then subsequently replicate an opponent's previous action. If the opponent previously was cooperative, the agent is cooperative. If not, the agent is not. This is similar to superrationality and reciprocal altruism in biology.

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1. tit for tat

   Read the full text of the Tit for Tat poem by Christopher Morley on the Poetry.com website.

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How to pronounce tit for tat?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tit for tat in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tit for tat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of tit for tat in a Sentence

1. Jack Ablin:

   These tit-for-tat trade tariffs will ultimately raise prices for consumers and will likely dampen demand for products.

2. Martin Anstice:

   If things got a little bit tit-for-tat, then there are obviously risks at a minimum that we need to be attentive to.

3. Vishnu Varathan:

   There certainly is going to be pronounced risks mainly because we've now moved on to the tit-for-tat-for-tit phase of it, this is going to drag on until they can all come to the table and agree to even the playing field. But the unpredictability of the situation continues to rattle the markets.

4. Sarah Binder:

   Its a really tough environment for lawmaking, first, the parties are surely more ideologically polarized from each other than they were decades ago. Second, theres more sheer partisanship in town than before -- tit for tat, your team is for it, so my team is against it. Third, close electoral competition narrows the window for dealmaking -- each election offers each party a chance to hold or gain control. ... [ And, ] because the president is so unpopular nationally and with independents, theres limited pressure on Democrats to resolve problems.

5. Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin:

   Most wars, you get this tit-for-tat that goes in this spiral, and then suddenly each side has its back up and you can't back down, and you inadvertently fall into war, i think we are at very high risk of doing right now. So, it's not just about intent. It's our actions mean something beyond our control.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tit for tat
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tit_for_Tat
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit_for_Tat
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tit for tat