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• Non-credible threat — Illustration that shows the difference between a SPNE and a other NE. The blue equilibrium is not subgame perfect because player two makes a non credible threat at 2(2) to be unkind (U). A non credible threat is a term used in game theory and… …   Wikipedia

• Threat display — is a type of display behaviour aiming at intimidation of a potential enemy. It may be directed at a rival of the same species (in tournament species), or at a potential threat from a different species.The competitive advantage of threat display… …   Wikipedia

• credible — cred|i|ble [ˈkredıbəl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: credibilis, from credere; CREDENCE] deserving or able to be believed or trusted credible explanation/story/account etc ▪ He was unable to give a credible explanation for his behaviour …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• credible — [[t]kre̱dɪb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Credible means able to be trusted or believed. ...a credible threat of terrorist action... Baroness Thatcher s claims seem credible to many. Syn: convincing Ant: unconvincing Derived words: credibly …   English dictionary

• credible — 01. The lawyer for the defense claimed the witness was not [credible], and as such, should not be believed. 02. More than 150 [credible] witnesses, including several scientists, have told the authorities that they saw a missile destroy TWA Flight …   Grammatical examples in English

• threat — noun 1 expression of intention to do harm/punish ADJECTIVE ▪ dire, terrible ▪ Despite dire threats of violence from extremist groups, the protest passed off peacefully. ▪ empty, idle ▪ The ki …   Collocations dictionary

• credible — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ find sth ▪ I m not sure that I find her story …   Collocations dictionary

• credible — adj. 1 (of a person or statement) believable or worthy of belief. 2 (of a threat etc.) convincing. Derivatives: credibly adv. Etymology: ME f. L credibilis f. credere believe …   Useful english dictionary

• 2008 Barack Obama assassination scare — The 2008 Barack Obama assassination scare refers to news reports of an alleged plot by Shawn Robert Adolf, Tharin Robert Gartrell and Nathan Dwaine Johnson to assassinate Senator Barack Obama, the 2008 Democratic Party presidential nominee, at… …   Wikipedia

• Senate Report on Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq — The Senate Report on Iraqi WMD Intelligence (formally, the Report of the Select Committee on Intelligence on the U.S. Intelligence Community s Prewar Intelligence Assessments on Iraq ) was the report by the United States Senate Select Committee… …   Wikipedia

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