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To compromise is to make a deal between different parties where each party gives up part of their demand. In arguments, compromise means finding agreement through communication, through a mutual acceptance of terms—often involving variations from an original goal or desires. Defining and finding the best possible compromise is an important problem in fields like game theory and the voting system. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: CompromiseA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: STING-induced regulatory B cells compromise NK function in cancer immunityInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The reluctant dragonThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Compromise solution by MCDM methods: A comparative analysis of VIKOR and TOPSISCited 4,289 times
- Go sideways: Amy GutmannA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Political ethicsA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
Noun A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender.
Noun A breach of a computer or network's rules such that an unauthorized disclosure or loss of sensitive information may have occurred, or the unauthorized disclosure or loss itself.
Verb To bind by mutual agreement.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Compromise solution by MCDM methods: A comparative analysis of VIKOR and TOPSIS
Compromise and Synergy in High‐Efficiency Thermoelectric Materials
Circumscription and compromise: A developmental theory of occupational aspirations.
Choice Based on Reasons: The Case of Attraction and Compromise Effects
Sustainable supplier selection in healthcare industries using a new MCDM method: Measurement of alternatives and ranking according to COmpromise solution (MARCOS)
Do Nonaudit Services Compromise Auditor Independence? Further Evidence
Telomere dysfunction induces metabolic and mitochondrial compromise
SPFP: Speed without compromise—A mixed precision model for GPU accelerated molecular dynamics simulations
🆕 Influential since 2022
STING-induced regulatory B cells compromise NK function in cancer immunity
Cognitive ease at a cost: LLMs reduce mental effort but compromise depth in student scientific inquiry
Anti-PEG antibodies compromise the integrity of PEGylated lipid-based nanoparticles via complement
Maximum satisfaction consensus with budget constraints considering individual tolerance and compromise limit behaviors
Lactobacillus rhamnosus colonisation antagonizes Candida albicans by forcing metabolic adaptations that compromise pathogenicity
📚 Books worth reading
The reluctant dragonKenneth Grahame, Jim Weiss · 1938- 📕Today in historyLibrary of Congress. National Digital Library Program · 1997
On compromiseJohn Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn · 1874
Effective legal negotiation and settlementCharles B. Craver · 1986
On compromiseJohn Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn · 1877
NegotiationCarrie J. Menkel-Meadow · 2006
Resolving Environmental DisputesRoger Sidaway · 2005
Resolving disputesDwight Golann, Lisa A. Kloppenberg · 2005
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