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odds
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Odds are a numerical expression, usually expressed as a pair of numbers, used in both gambling and statistics . In statistics, the odds for or odds of some event reflect the likelihood that the event will take place. Odds against reflect the likelihood ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
in wagering sense, found first in Shakespeare ("2 Henry IV," 1597), probably from earlier sense of "amount by which one thing exceeds or falls short of another" (1540s), from odd (q.v.), though the sense evolution is uncertain. Until 19c. treated as a singular, ...
Usage examples of odds.
Battle of North India, in which the entire Anglo-Indian aeronautic settlement establishment fought for three days against overwhelming odds, and was dispersed and destroyed in detail.
Josef was heading when he killed him, but the odds were it was Agios Georgios .
The odds were slightly more in favor of mummified alumnae staggering out of the ritual closet than of police thundering down the stairs, but there was little else to do.