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Tiebreaker vs Playoff - What's the difference?

tiebreaker | playoff |

As nouns the difference between tiebreaker and playoff

is that tiebreaker is something that is used to pick a winner from a tied situation while playoff is a final game in a series needed to break a tie.

tiebreaker

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something that is used to pick a winner from a tied situation.

    • playoff

    English

    Alternative forms

    (wikipedia playoff) * play-off

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A final game in a series needed to break a tie.
  • (US) A short series of games to select a league champion.

    • See also

    *play off ----