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a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another
  • the odds of winning the lottery are currently 200 million to one

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The first known use of odds was circa 1525

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“Odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odds. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.

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