odds
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- noun
- /ɑdz/
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probabilidades
- But somehow, against all the odds, it is working.
- odds 6-1 - Jockey
- odds 6-1
Because the odds, the odds of that are slim.
- Because the odds, the odds of that are slim.
- It's just that the odds are way against you.
- But with Bitcoin, I feel like the odds are way in my favor.
- It doesn't even show any kind of meaningful odds ratio risk whatsoever.
- I'm, I'm happy to give you odds on, on various things.
- So can this odd number of cores even the odds against ARM?
- And they had a very high odds ratio for preterm birth.
- If it's successful and nonprofit and impactful, odds are we support it.
- And if you're not doing that, then odds are you're living an average life.
- But my opinion, the odds are quite unlikely.
- and I can feel the odds, but you're holding it down.
- and I can confirm the odds, but you're holding it down.
Examples
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And how would you place the odds of Trump winning?
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The odds of winning the lottery are usually very low.
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It's just that the odds are way against you.
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But with Bitcoin, I feel like the odds are way in my favor.
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You get wiped out eventually because the odds are not in your favor.
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That's where I learned the sad lesson that improving your odds doesn't guarantee success.
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THE ODDS ARE TERRIBLE.
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WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
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SUCCESS, DESPITE THE ODDS
Academic text (2006) -
AGAINST ALL ODDS
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Synonyms
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1.0
Possibility that something will happen, often an opportunity or risk
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3.6
The chance that something will happen, often shown as a number or percent
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3.6
The chance that something will happen
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3.5
The chance that something will happen
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3.5
Numbers that show how likely something is and how much you win if you bet
The chance that something will happen
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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To succeed or survive despite big problems that make success unlikely
- Informal
To wish someone good luck when the result depends on chance
Compounds
- Jargon
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A person who sets the numbers that show how likely a team or player will win for betting
How Likely
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Odds comes from the old use of odd meaning 'uneven' or 'left over', like an odd number that does not split evenly. That idea of something extra became a way to show the comparison of chances in betting and statistics, so odds tell how likely an outcome is, for example 'five to one'.