English Explanatory Dictionary

Hamiltonian spite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Behaviours occurring among conspecifics that have a cost for the actor and a negative impact upon the recipient.

Word forms

Hamiltonian spite

Etymology

Derived from a 1964 paper on genetics by W. D. Hamilton.

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