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Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games of Chance
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Sports (General)
DEF

When betting, the difference in favor of one as against another.

CONT

The 'Tote' computer works out the exact mathematical odds on each horse in a race, according to the total amount of money staked to win and for a place.

OBS

Term used in the plural.

PHR

Going against the odds.

PHR

Prohibitive odds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de hasard
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Sports (Généralités)
DEF

Rapport entre les chances de perdre et celles de gagner qu'offre un cheval dans une course.

CONT

La cote d'un cheval est à 10 contre 1 quand il est présumé avoir dix chances de perdre contre une seule de gagner.

OBS

Terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

PHR

Cotes exorbitantes.

Key term(s)
  • cotes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Juegos de azar
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
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Record 2 2014-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Probability (Statistics)
DEF

The ratio (quotient) of the probability that an event will occur to the probability that this event will not occur.

OBS

odds: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Probabilités (Statistique)
DEF

Rapport (quotient) entre la probabilité de survenue d’un événement et la probabilité de non-survenue de cet événement.

OBS

cote : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

OBS

cote : Le terme au pluriel (cotes) et la définition ont été normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Key term(s)
  • cotes

Spanish

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