Odds vs Undefined - What's the difference?
odds | undefined |
The ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening.
The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.
(l)
Lacking a definition or value.
(mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
As a noun odds
is the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening.As an adjective undefined is
lacking a definition or value.odds
English
(wikipedia odds)Noun
(en-plural noun)- I'd say the odds are strongly in favor of the sun rising tomorrow morning.
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 oddsSee also
* even money * evensAnagrams
* ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==Noun
References
* ----undefined
English
Adjective
(wikipedia undefined) (-)- The result of division by zero is undefined .
