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> x-maxxing morphed out of "minmaxing" in gaming culture.

Which comes from RPGs, the old school tabletop ones. Then I don't know if the ML/DS term "Minmax" predates the RPGs or if it's the other way around, neither would surprise me.

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von neumann's minimax theorem dates back to 1928

[phrotoma]

Er shit, thanks for the correction. That's what I thought I was linking to. I'm not good at reddit.