odd or even
or odds or evens
noun
any of various games of chance in which one bets on an odd or even number, as one in which two players alternately draw from a pile of an odd number of counters any desired number up to a prearranged limit, the object being to have drawn an odd number of counters at the end of the game.
Origin of odd or even
1First recorded in 1625–35
- Also odd and even .
Words Nearby odd or even
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How to use odd or even in a sentence
One concerns the “parity” of a graph’s vertices, meaning whether they are connected to an odd or even number of other vertices.
Mathematicians Answer Old Question About Odd Graphs | Kevin Hartnett | May 19, 2021 | Quanta MagazineLines for gas formed, and service stations rationed supplies, sometimes using a system in which they fueled cars on alternate days depending on whether license plates ended in odd or even numbers.
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