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Odds   (English)

Definition (keystage 3)

The ratio of probability of succes to the probability of failure in probalility calculus.

Definition (keystage 3)

The probability of an event happening, divided by the probability of it not happening. In mathematics it is usually more useful just to talk about the probabilities themselves.

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