- law of averages, the
- ,law of `averages, the nounthe principle that if something with more than one possible result happens enough times, the result you want is certain to happen at some time
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law of averages, the
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the law of averages — the idea or principle that something which can produce different results will produce those results in a regular or predictable way over a period of time I can t believe that team has lost 12 games in a row. The law of averages says that they sh … Useful english dictionary
Law of averages — The law of averages is a lay term used to express a belief that outcomes of a random event shall even out within a small sample.As invoked in everyday life, the law usually reflects bad statistics or wishful thinking rather than any mathematical… … Wikipedia
(the) law of averages — the law of averages UK US noun the principle that if something with more than one possible result happens enough times, the result that you want is certain to happen at some time Thesaurus: averagessynonym cardinal numbershyponym * * * the ˌlaw… … Useful english dictionary
(the) law of averages — the probability that you will get one result about the same number of times as another if you do something often enough. By the law of averages we can t give a good performance every night of the tour … New idioms dictionary
law of averages — ► NOUN ▪ the supposed principle that future events are likely to turn out so that they balance any past deviation from a presumed average … English terms dictionary
law of averages — n. the popularly held supposition that a possible event can be expected to occur with a frequency at or near its probability … English World dictionary
law of averages — noun a) The statistical tendency toward a fixed proportion in the results when an experiment is repeated a large number of times; the law of large numbers. ... as they will not have sufficient distribution of risk to permit the law of averages to … Wiktionary
law of averages — {n. phr.} The idea that you can t win all the time or lose all the time. * /The Celtics have won 10 games in a row but the law of averages will catch up with them soon./ … Dictionary of American idioms
law of averages — {n. phr.} The idea that you can t win all the time or lose all the time. * /The Celtics have won 10 games in a row but the law of averages will catch up with them soon./ … Dictionary of American idioms
law\ of\ averages — n. phr. the idea that you can t win all the time or lose all the time. The Celtics have won 10 games in a row but the law of averages will catch up with them soon … Словарь американских идиом
