Which outcome occurs when players in a two-player game repeatedly optimize their matrix-defined strategies?

💡 Explanation

Repeated optimization leads to a Nash equilibrium because players iteratively adjust strategies to maximize their payoffs given others' actions; therefore, a stable state where no player benefits from unilaterally changing their strategy is reached, rather than other outcomes that require external enforcement or constraints.

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