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81choose — v. 1) to choose carefully, judiciously; to choose at random 2) (D; intr.) to choose among, between, from (to choose between two offers) 3) (D; tr.) to choose as (they chose her as their spokesperson) 4) (D; intr., tr.) to choose by (to choose by… …
82Probability space — This article is about mathematical term. For the novel, see Probability Space (novel). In probability theory, a probability space or a probability triple is a mathematical construct that models a real world process (or experiment ) consisting of… …
83Toss (cricket) — In the sport of cricket, a coin is tossed to determine which team bats first. This is known as the toss.Before play begins, the captain of each side will inspect the pitch. Based on the pitch and weather conditions, the captains select their… …
84Pub games — are games which are or were played in pubs, bars, inns, and taverns, particularly traditional games played in English pubs. Most are indoor games, though some are played outdoors (e.g. in the pub garden).History of pub gamesFrom Roman taverns… …
85Monty Hall problem — In search of a new car, the player picks a door, say 1. The game host then opens one of the other doors, say 3, to reveal a goat and offers to let the player pick door 2 instead of door 1. The Monty Hall problem is a probability puzzle loosely… …
86Wikipedia:Featured article candidates — Here, we determine which articles are to be featured articles (FAs). FAs exemplify Wikipedia s very best work and satisfy the FA criteria. All editors are welcome to review nominations; please see the review FAQ. Before nominating an article,… …
87toss — toss1 [ tɔs ] verb ** ▸ 1 throw something carelessly ▸ 2 get rid of something ▸ 3 move something up and down ▸ 4 cover something in liquid ▸ 5 throw coin into air ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to throw something somewhere gently or in a slightly… …
88heads or tails — noun plural but singular in construction : a simple gambling game in which a coin is tossed and won by the player who successfully calls the side that lands upward compare head or tail * * * 1. a gambling game in which a coin is tossed, the… …
89Almost surely — In probability theory, one says that an event happens almost surely (a.s.) if it happens with probability one. The concept is analogous to the concept of almost everywhere in measure theory. It is often encountered in questions that involve… …
90Carrom — For the games with billiard balls, see Carom billiards, or Cue sports more generally. Children playing carrom in Yemen Carrom is a family of tabletop games with gameplay that lies somewhere between billiards and table shuffleboard. Carrom is… …
