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values in cooperative games

In cooperative games, "values" refer to the fair amount of benefit or reward that each player can expect to receive when working together. It represents the value or contribution of each player to the overall success of a coalition, assuming all players cooperate optimally. The goal of calculating a "value" is to understand how to fairly distribute the total payoff among participants based on their individual contributions, ensuring everyone benefits proportionally from their efforts within the group.