flip of a coin

flip of a coin
Synonyms and related words:
accidentality, actuarial calculation, adventitiousness, blind bargain, break, casualness, chance, chance at odds, destiny, fate, flukiness, fortuitousness, fortuity, fortune, gamble, gambling chance, good fortune, good luck, hap, happenstance, happy chance, heedless hap, how they fall, indeterminacy, indeterminateness, law of averages, lot, luck, matter of chance, moira, opportunity, potluck, potshot, principle of indeterminacy, probability, problematicness, random sample, random shot, risk, run of luck, serendipity, sporting chance, statistical probability, the breaks, theory of probability, toss, toss-up, touch and go, uncertainty, uncertainty principle, whatever comes

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  • Coin flipping — or coin tossing or heads or tails is the practice of throwing a coin in the air to choose between two alternatives, sometimes to resolve a dispute between two parties. It is a form of sortition which inherently has only two possible and equally… …   Wikipedia

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  • flip — flip1 [flıp] v past tense and past participle flipped present participle flipping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(turn in the air)¦ 3¦(angry)¦ 4¦(turn a switch)¦ 5¦(turn pages)¦ 6 flip your lid Phrasal verbs 　flip somebody<=>off …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • flip — flip1 [ flıp ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to turn over quickly, or make something turn over: The car flipped as it rounded the final curve. You re supposed to flip a new mattress regularly. Just six months ago, she was flipping… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • flip — I UK [flɪp] / US verb Word forms flip : present tense I/you/we/they flip he/she/it flips present participle flipping past tense flipped past participle flipped 1) flip or ˌflip oˈver [intransitive/transitive] to turn over quickly, or to make… …   English dictionary

  • flip — [[t]flɪ̱p[/t]] flips, flipping, flipped 1) VERB If you flip a device on or off, or if you flip a switch, you turn it on or off by pressing the switch quickly. [V n with on/off] He didn t flip on the headlights until he was two blocks away... [V n …   English dictionary

  • coin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bronze, copper, gold, silver ▪ antique, rare ▪ commemorative ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • coin — I UK [kɔɪn] / US noun Word forms coin : singular coin plural coins ** a) [countable] a flat round piece of metal with special designs on it, used as money. A piece of money made from paper is called a banknote or a note. b) [uncountable] money in …   English dictionary

  • coin — coin1 [ kɔın ] noun ** count a flat round piece of metal with special designs on it, used as money. A piece of money made from paper is called a bill. a. uncount money in the form of coins flip/toss a coin to throw a coin in the air to decide… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • coin*/*/*/ — [kɔɪn] noun [C] I a flat round piece of metal used as money Put a coin into the slot.[/ex] • flip / toss a coin to throw a coin in the air to make a decision. Your decision depends on which side of the coin is on top when it lands.[/ex] two side… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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