Odds vs Oddity - What's the difference?
odds | oddity |
The ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening.
The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.
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An odd or strange thing or opinion.
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A strange person; an oddball.
Strangeness.
As nouns the difference between odds and oddity
is that odds is the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening while oddity is an odd or strange thing or opinion.odds
English
(wikipedia odds)Noun
(en-plural noun)- I'd say the odds are strongly in favor of the sun rising tomorrow morning.