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(adj) casual
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
seek help from casual passers-by; a casual meeting; a chance occurrence
(noun) probability
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
bad luck caused his downfall; we ran into each other by pure chance
(noun) prospect
the possibility of future success
his prospects as a writer are excellent
(noun) opportunity
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington; now is your chance
(verb) bump, find, encounter, happen
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
We find this idea in Plato; I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here; She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day
(verb) take a chance, take chances, adventure, run a risk, hazard, gamble, risk
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
When you buy these stocks you are gambling