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Differ vs Odds - What's the difference?

differ | odds |

As a verb differ

is not to have the same traits, characteristics.

As a noun odds is

the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening.

differ

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • Not to have the same traits, characteristics.
  • To have diverging opinions, disagree.
  • * Canning
  • If the honourable gentleman differs with me on that subject, I differ as heartily with him, and shall always rejoice to differ.

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    odds

    English

    (wikipedia odds)

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • The ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening.
  • I'd say the odds are strongly in favor of the sun rising tomorrow morning.
  • The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.
  • Usage notes

    * The word "odds" was formerly sometimes used with a singular verb, e.g. (Stephen S. Foster) "If there be any difference in the two crimes, the odds is in favor of the foreign enslaver."

    Derived terms

    * at all odds / by all odds / against all odds * at odds * implied odds * lay odds * long odds / short odds * odds and ends * odds on / odds against * odds-on * pot odds * take odds

    See also

    * even money * evens

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    Noun

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