Look up: odds

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   odds
   [Noun] The likelihood, or chance, of something happening. Also 'odds' are the probability of a horse winning a race.
   Example: Tom said that the odds were 10 to 1 against him passing his exams. The chance of my horse coming first in the race is 25 to one. The odds on my horse are 25:1.
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   odds
   [n] - the ratio by which one better`s wager is greater than that of another
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   Odds
   The odds of an event happening is the ratio of the number of times the event happens divided by the number of times it does not happen.
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   odds
   Ratio of the probability of occurrence of an event to that of non-occurrence, or the ratio of the probability that something is so, to the probability that it is not so.
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   odds
   an alternative characterisation of the parameter` p` for a binomial process is the ratio of the incidences of the two alternatives: p/ (1-p); this quantity is termed the odds ratio; the value may range from zero to infinity. This relates to a possible view of a binomial process as the combined activity of two Poisson processes with a limit upon total count for the two processes combined Categor...
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   Odds
   The ratio of the probability of an event happening, to that of it not happening.
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   Odds
   Definition (keystage 3) The probability of an event happening, divided by the probability of it not happening. In mathematics it is usually more useful just to talk about the probabilities themselves.
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   Odds
   Definition (keystage 3) The ratio of probability of success to the probability of failure.
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   Odds
   Odds (ŏdz) noun sing. & plural [ See Odd , adjective ] 1. Difference in favor of one and against another; excess of one of two things or numbers over the other; inequality; advantage; superiority; hence, excess of chances; probability. 'Preëminent by so much odds .' Milton. 'The fearful odds of that unequal fray.' Trench. &#x ...
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    odds
    The ratio of probability of occurrence to non-occurrence of an event. ... Origin: pl. Of odd, fr. M.E. Odde, fr. O.Norse oddi, odd number ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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    odds
    noun the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
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    odds
    betting odds noun the ratio by which one better`s wager is greater than that of another; `he offered odds of two to one`
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    Odds
    In probability theory and statistics the `odds` in favour of an event or a proposition are the quantity `p` / (1 − `p`) , where `p` is the probability of the event or proposition. In other words, an event with `m` to `n` odds would have probability `m/(m + n)`. For example, if you chose a random day of the week, then the odds that you would choose a Sunday would be 1/6, not 1/7. These 'odds' are actually relative probabilities. Generally, '...
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    Odds
    • (a.) Difference in favor of one and against another; excess of one of two things or numbers over the other; inequality; advantage; superiority; hence, excess of chances; probability. • (a.) Quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; -- chiefly in the phrase at odds.
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    odds
    (from the article `gambling`) ...one wins (dies), the win is paid out to one`s relatives, and if one loses (survives the specified time), the wager (premium) is kept by the ... The oldest form of betting is probably one in which gamblers bet winner take all on the outcome of a contest. Today one of the most common forms of ... [2 rel...
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    odds
    
    1. the probability of a specified outcome
    2. the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another
    
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    odds
    a statement of the probabilities that an event will or will not happen. If an event has a-b (or a to b, or a:b) odds in its favor, then the probability is being divided into a + b parts; the probability is a/(a + b) that the event will happen and b/(a + b) that it will not happen. In sports, however, the odds quoted are often odds that a contestant...
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