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chance,
in mathematics: see probabilityprobability,in mathematics, assignment of a number as a measure of the "chance" that a given event will occur. There are certain important restrictions on such a probability measure.
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chance
- the PROBABILITYof an event, such as the occurrence of heads or tails on the toss of a coin.
- social or physical outcomes which are unforseen and perhaps inherently unpredictable.
Coping with chance in social life is a source of MAGIC and RELIGION and the basis of important leisure forms, including games of chance and GAMBLING. See also RISK SOCIETY.
Chance
See also Fate.
Charity (See GENEROSITY.)
Bridoison, Taiel dejudge who casts dice to decide cases. [Fr. Lit.: Pantagruel]
lake-dwelling sorceress and personification of chance. [Ital. Lit.: Orlando Innamorato]
goddess of chance. [Rom. Myth.: Kravitz, 58]
renowned American oddsmaker. [Am. Culture: Wallechinsky, 468]
suicidal gamble involving a six-shooter, loaded with one bullet. [Folklore: Payton, 590]
god of chance. [Rom. Myth.: Espy, 42–43]
always make discoveries by accident. [Br. Lit.: Three Princes of Serendip]
oracular gems used for casting lots, set in Aaron’s breastplate. [O.T.: Exodus 28:30; Leviticus 8:8]