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MAM stands for [[Maximize Affirmed Majorities]]. That link leads to Steve Eppley's page about MAM, which includes a definition, properties, and additional information, and comparison to other somewhat similar methods. |
MAM stands for [[Maximize Affirmed Majorities]]. That link leads to Steve Eppley's page about MAM, which includes a definition, properties, and additional information, and comparison to other somewhat similar methods. |
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This page gives a slightly differently-worded definition of MAM, probably a |
This page gives a slightly differently-worded definition of MAM, probably a little briefer. It's a time-independent definition, which contributes to its brevity and simplicity: |
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and in which the sequence's initial defeating candidate is the defeated candidate in the sequence's last defeat. |
and in which the sequence's initial defeating candidate is the defeated candidate in the sequence's last defeat. |
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5. A defeat "contradicts" a set of other defeats iff it is in a cycle consisting only of it and |
5. A defeat "contradicts" a set of other defeats iff it is in a cycle consisting only of it and them. |
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6. A defeat is a "discarded defeat" iff it contradicts a set of not-discarded defeats each of which is either stronger than it, or equal to it and above it in the "dominance-order". |
6. A defeat is a "discarded defeat" iff it contradicts a set of not-discarded defeats each of which is either stronger than it, or equal to it and above it in the "dominance-order". |
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