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Re^2: What are "the odds"?by tlm (Prior) |
| on Jun 14, 2005 at 13:46 UTC ( #466531=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
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The expression "odds" by itself (without the qualifier "against" or "in favor") usually means "odds against." Hence the common expression "long odds" to refer to low probability. Long odds == fat chance == slim chance (go figure). And you're right, this is "bookie talk". the lowliest monk
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