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1 aarchaic : inequalities bobsolete : degree of unlikeness2 a: an amount by which one thing exceeds or falls short of another <won the election by considerable odds> b
(1): a difference favoring one of two opposed things <overwhelming odds>
(2): a difference in terms of advantage or disadvantage <what's the odds, if thinking so makes them happy
— Flora Thompson> c
(1): the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances <the odds are against it>
(2): the ratio of the probability of one event to that of an alternative event3: disagreement, variance —usually used with at<faculty and administration often are at odds on everything
— W. E. Brock b1930>4 a: special favor : partiality b: an allowance granted by one making a bet to one accepting the bet and designed to equalize the chances favoring one of the bettors c: the ratio between the amount to be paid off for a winning bet and the amount of the bet
— by all odds
: in every way : without question <by all odds the best book of the year>
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