Prizeless

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without a prize. not-comparable

    "Monty tells you that after you pick a door he will open a prizeless door from the remaining two, and that he will then give you the option of either staying with your original choice and getting a guaranteed bonus of $100 or switching to the one remaining unopened door without getting any bonus."

Example

More examples

"Monty tells you that after you pick a door he will open a prizeless door from the remaining two, and that he will then give you the option of either staying with your original choice and getting a guaranteed bonus of $100 or switching to the one remaining unopened door without getting any bonus."

Etymology

From prize + -less.

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