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receive
Verb
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When you receive something, you get something that was sent or given to you.
I receive letters in the mail every day.
It is better to give than to receive.
odds
Noun
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In statistics, the odds are the chance something will happen divided by the chance it will not happen:
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# If "p" is the odds it will happen: math\frac{p}{1 - p}/math
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# The odds something will not happen: math\frac{1 - p}{p}/math
What are the odds of winning in this game?
The odds of rolling a six are one in six, or 1 / 6.
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The odds of something happening are the chances it will happen.
I don't like the odds here.
The odds of rolling a six are one in six, or 1 / 6.