Max-min fairness is a resource allocation principle commonly used in various fields such as economics, telecommunications, and computer networking. The fundamental idea behind max-min fairness is to allocate resources in a way that maximizes the minimum level of satisfaction (or utility) among users or participants. In simple terms, max-min fairness attempts to ensure that no individual's allocation is increased without decreasing the allocation of at least one other individual.
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