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by mav3rick 2115 days ago
IIRC it's used in chess programs to evaluate moves.
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Perhaps you're thinking of minimax? It's an unrelated concept to min-max heaps.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimax

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min-max_heap

you're thinking of minimax.
Ah I was wrong. Yes, you are absolutely correct.