chance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 possibility ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, high, real, strong ▪ There is a very real chance that the film will win an award. ▪ decent … Collocations dictionary
chance — chance1 W1S1 [tʃa:ns US tʃæns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(possibility)¦ 2¦(opportunity)¦ 3¦(risk)¦ 4¦(likely to succeed)¦ 5¦(luck)¦ 6 stand/have a chance (of something/of doing something) 7 by any chance 8 any chance of ...? 9 be in with a chance … Dictionary of contemporary English
chance — 1 noun 1 POSSIBILITY (C, U) how possible or likely it is that something will happen, especially something that you want: chance/chances of: What are her chances of survival? | there s a chance (that): There s always the chance that something will … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Chance (philosophy) — The word chance in philosophy means a complex of causes that produces an indeterministic process with indeterministic effects, therefore not necessary, not deterministic contingency. The ancient concept of chance as not existences of causes is… … Wikipedia
rate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 speed/frequency ADJECTIVE ▪ constant, expected, regular, steady, unchanged ▪ slow ▪ the slow rate of change … Collocations dictionary
Base rate fallacy — The base rate fallacy, also called base rate neglect or base rate bias, is an error that occurs when the conditional probability of some hypothesis H given some evidence E is assessed without taking into account the base rate or prior probability … Wikipedia
Adjustable-rate mortgage — A variable rate mortgage, adjustable rate mortgage (ARM), or tracker mortgage is a mortgage loan with the interest rate on the note periodically adjusted based on an index which reflects the cost to the lender of borrowing on the credit… … Wikipedia
Rendez-vous avec la chance — est un film français réalisé par Emil Edwin Reinert en 1949 et sorti à Zurich (sous titré en allemand) en juin 1950, à l occasion de la Semaine française du cinéma. Le film apparaîtra sur les écrans français dès le 23 août 1950, puis sera… … Wikipédia en Français
Stalin's Missed Chance — is a study by Russian military historian Mikhail Ivanovich Meltyukhov, author of several books and articles on Soviet military history. Stalin s Missed Chance covers a theory of planned Soviet invasion raised by Viktor Suvorov, author of highly… … Wikipedia
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film) — Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Theatrical release poster Directed by Phil Lord Christopher Miller … Wikipedia
Refresh rate — The refresh rate (most commonly the vertical refresh rate , vertical scan rate for CRTs) is the number of times in a second that display hardware draws the data it is being given. This is distinct from the measure of frame rate in that the… … Wikipedia