(business) A market entry strategy based on the principle of diversification, in which a company attempts to enter as many markets as possible in a relatively short time.

(blackjack) A playing strategy that offers the highest return on investment to a player who knows only his point total and the dealer's upcard.

(biology) A technique that animals use to maximize the likelihood that they produce offspring.

(finance) set of rules, behaviors or procedures, designed to guide an investor's selection of an investment portfolio

(usually military, politics or business) A well-defined plan for bringing involvement in a mission, activity, or commitment to an acceptable conclusion.

(software, design) A creational design pattern where algorithms can be selected at runtime.

plural of strategy pattern

(psychology) A conscious, subconscious or unconscious thought process or behavior that a person habitually employs in order to cope with a particular type of situation.

(video games) A warfare video game genre usually played from a third-person overhead perspective, which is based on the real-time movement of troops.

(evolutionary theory) A strategy that, when adopted by a population, is effective and unlikely to be replaced by another strategy.