Palabras en English para 'Something gained incidentally, without effort.'
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noun
verb
noun
- The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
- The act or process of acquiring.
- (computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
- something acquired
- the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
- an ability that has been acquired by training
noun
- The thing or things gained.
- (electronics) The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
- The act of gaining; acquisition.
- (architecture) A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
- the advantageous quality of being beneficial
- the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
- the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
- a quantity that is added
adj
adv
verb
- (intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
- (transitive) To increase.
- (of a clock or watch) To run fast.
- (intransitive, often with on) To grow more likely to catch or overtake someone.
- (intransitive) To put on weight.
- To draw into any interest or party; to win to one’s side; to conciliate.
- (transitive) To acquire possession of.
- (transitive) To reach.
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- increase or develop
- obtain
- increase (one's body weight)
- win something through one's efforts
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- rise in rate or price
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
- derive a benefit from
noun
- (uncountable, informal) Unearned gain; extra benefit.
- (Southern US) A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce.
- A dark savoury sauce prepared from stock and usually meat juices; brown gravy.
- (uncountable, India, Singapore) Curry sauce.
- (uncountable, chiefly Italian-American) Sauce used for pasta.
- a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats
- a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
- the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats; often a little water is added
verb
adj
noun
noun
- An unsought, unintended or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery or learning experience that occurs by accident.
- The phenomenon of making an unplanned, fortunate discovery through a combination of unexpected circumstances and insightful recognition.
- The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
- good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
noun
- (by extension) Something obtained without effort; a gift, a present.
- A printed sheet such as a leaflet or pamphlet, or a worksheet, that is given out free of charge (usually by hand) for a certain use, for example as an advertisement or for information.
- An act of handing out something.
- (informal, often derogatory) A gift of money or material assistance to the needy or poor.
- Synonym of press release (“an official written statement that is sent to the media so that it can be publicized”).
- giving money or food or clothing to a needy person
- an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
adj
noun
- Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.
- (by extension, botany) A plant introduced in a place outside its native range but not persistently naturalized.
- A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
- (nautical, chiefly whaling, historical) A small flag used as a signal.
- (by extension) A very thin person, especially a young one.
- Something (such as clouds or smoke) carried aloft by the wind.
- a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
verb
noun
- An a fortiori occurrence, as a result of another effort without significant additional effort.
- (mathematics, logic) A proposition which follows easily from the statement or proof of another proposition.
- A gift beyond what is actually due; an addition or superfluity.
- a practical consequence that follows naturally
- (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition
adj
noun
- A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.
- (music) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
- Part of a text that has a mainly structural purpose, such as spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.
- (painting, plural only) Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.
- a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
adj
- (music) Adjusted by one or two semitones, in temporary departure from the key signature.
- Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary.
- (philosophy) Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).
- Occurring sometimes, by chance; occasional.
- (geometry) Being a double point with two distinct tangent planes in 4-dimensional projective space.
- Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional.
- not of prime or central importance
- happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
verb
- acquire as a result of some effort or action
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- receive as a retribution or punishment
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- achieve a point or goal
- suffer from the receipt of
- evoke an emotional response
- irritate
- cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
- take vengeance on or get even
- perceive by hearing
- give certain properties to something
- overcome or destroy
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- make (offspring) by reproduction
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- attract and fix
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
- go or come after and bring or take back
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- purchase
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- reach and board
- reach by calculation
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- (transitive, informal) To understand. (compare get it)
- (impersonal, informal) Used with a pronoun subject, usually you but sometimes one, to indicate that the object of the verb exists, can occur or is otherwise typical.
- (transitive) To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.
- (imperative, informal) Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.
- (intransitive, with various prepositions, such as into, over, or behind; for specific idiomatic senses see individual entries get into, get over, etc.) To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).
- (transitive) To getter.
- (transitive) To cause to do.
- (transitive) To find as an answer.
- (transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
- (transitive, informal) To catch out, trick successfully.
- (transitive, informal) To perplex, stump.
- (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
- (intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).
- (transitive) To cause to come or go or move.
- (copulative, rather informal, followed by an adjective) To become, or cause oneself to become (often with temporary states, past participle adjectives and comparatives).
- (transitive) To hear completely; catch.
- (transitive) To receive.
- (transitive) To cause someone to laugh.
- (transitive) To measure.
- (transitive, in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.
- (intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive or gerund-participle) To begin (doing something or to do something).
- (transitive, informal) To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).
- (transitive) To fetch, bring, take.
- (intransitive, informal, chiefly imperative) To go, to leave; to scram.
- (transitive) To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).
- (auxiliary, informal) Used with the past participle to form the dynamic passive voice of a dynamic verb. Compared with static passive with to be, this emphasizes the commencement of an action or entry into a state.
- (transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.
- (transitive) To become ill with or catch (a disease).
- (euphemistic) To kill.
- (transitive) To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
noun
- a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- (informal) Something gotten, something gained or won; an acquisition.
- (sports, tennis) A difficult return or block of a shot.
- (Judaism) A Jewish writ of divorce.
- (UK, Ireland, regional) Synonym of git (“contemptible person”).
- Lineage.
- (Internet slang) A message or post on an online platform, particularly imageboards, with a unique identifier deemed special or rare, usually due to patterns in the ID.
adj
noun
verb
- engage in amorous play
- become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
- spend wastefully
- waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
- indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
- behave extremely cruelly and brutally
- (transitive) To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).
- (intransitive) To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.
- (intransitive) To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
adj
- gained or earned without cheating or stealing
- free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
- very pleasing to the eye
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
- attractively feminine
- lacking exceptional quality or ability
- (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
- free of clouds or rain
- not excessive or extreme
- Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.
- Not overcast; cloudless; clear.
- (cricket, of a ball delivered by the bowler) Not a no ball.
- Favorable, pleasant.
- Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond and red hair.
- (statistics) Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.
- Just.
- Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
- (nautical, of a wind) Favorable to a ship's course.
- (rugby, of a catch) Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
- (baseball) Between the baselines.
- (shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
- Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
noun
- a sale of miscellany; often for charity
- a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
- gathering of producers to promote business
- a competitive exhibition of farm products
- A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
- Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
- An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
- An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
- A fair woman; a sweetheart.
- A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
adv
verb
- join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
- (transitive, art) To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
- (transitive) To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
- (transitive) To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
- (intransitive, of weather) To become fair (favorable, not stormy).
- (transitive) To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.
adj
- gained or earned without cheating or stealing
- not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; marked by truth
- worthy of being depended on
- not forged
- without dissimulation; frank
- without pretensions
- Open; frank.
- (of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.
- In good faith; without malice.
- (of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
- (of a measurement device) Accurate.
- Earned or acquired in a fair manner.
- Authentic; full.
adv
noun
- An incidental benefit or unexpected pay-off.
- The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.
- (fiction) A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same setting, often in a different aspect.
- An offshoot.
- A by-product.
- a product made during the manufacture of something else
adj
noun
- (in plural as chances) probability; possibility.
- (countable) An opportunity or possibility.
- (countable) The probability of something happening.
- (uncountable) Random occurrence; luck.
- a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
- a risk involving danger
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
- the possibility of future success
verb
noun
verb
noun
- The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
- The act or process of acquiring.
- (computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
- something acquired
- the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
- an ability that has been acquired by training
noun
- The thing or things gained.
- (electronics) The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
- The act of gaining; acquisition.
- (architecture) A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
- the advantageous quality of being beneficial
- the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
- the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
- a quantity that is added
adj
adv
verb
- (intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
- (transitive) To increase.
- (of a clock or watch) To run fast.
- (intransitive, often with on) To grow more likely to catch or overtake someone.
- (intransitive) To put on weight.
- To draw into any interest or party; to win to one’s side; to conciliate.
- (transitive) To acquire possession of.
- (transitive) To reach.
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- increase or develop
- obtain
- increase (one's body weight)
- win something through one's efforts
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- rise in rate or price
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
- derive a benefit from
noun
- (uncountable, informal) Unearned gain; extra benefit.
- (Southern US) A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce.
- A dark savoury sauce prepared from stock and usually meat juices; brown gravy.
- (uncountable, India, Singapore) Curry sauce.
- (uncountable, chiefly Italian-American) Sauce used for pasta.
- a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats
- a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
- the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats; often a little water is added
verb
noun
- An unsought, unintended or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery or learning experience that occurs by accident.
- The phenomenon of making an unplanned, fortunate discovery through a combination of unexpected circumstances and insightful recognition.
- The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
- good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
noun
- (by extension) Something obtained without effort; a gift, a present.
- A printed sheet such as a leaflet or pamphlet, or a worksheet, that is given out free of charge (usually by hand) for a certain use, for example as an advertisement or for information.
- An act of handing out something.
- (informal, often derogatory) A gift of money or material assistance to the needy or poor.
- Synonym of press release (“an official written statement that is sent to the media so that it can be publicized”).
- giving money or food or clothing to a needy person
- an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
adj
noun
- Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.
- (by extension, botany) A plant introduced in a place outside its native range but not persistently naturalized.
- A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
- (nautical, chiefly whaling, historical) A small flag used as a signal.
- (by extension) A very thin person, especially a young one.
- Something (such as clouds or smoke) carried aloft by the wind.
- a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
verb
noun
- An a fortiori occurrence, as a result of another effort without significant additional effort.
- (mathematics, logic) A proposition which follows easily from the statement or proof of another proposition.
- A gift beyond what is actually due; an addition or superfluity.
- a practical consequence that follows naturally
- (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition
adj
noun
- A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.
- (music) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
- Part of a text that has a mainly structural purpose, such as spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.
- (painting, plural only) Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.
- a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
adj
- (music) Adjusted by one or two semitones, in temporary departure from the key signature.
- Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary.
- (philosophy) Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).
- Occurring sometimes, by chance; occasional.
- (geometry) Being a double point with two distinct tangent planes in 4-dimensional projective space.
- Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional.
- not of prime or central importance
- happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
noun
- An incidental benefit or unexpected pay-off.
- The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.
- (fiction) A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same setting, often in a different aspect.
- An offshoot.
- A by-product.
- a product made during the manufacture of something else
verb
- acquire as a result of some effort or action
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- receive as a retribution or punishment
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- achieve a point or goal
- suffer from the receipt of
- evoke an emotional response
- irritate
- cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
- take vengeance on or get even
- perceive by hearing
- give certain properties to something
- overcome or destroy
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- make (offspring) by reproduction
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- attract and fix
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
- go or come after and bring or take back
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- purchase
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- reach and board
- reach by calculation
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- (transitive, informal) To understand. (compare get it)
- (impersonal, informal) Used with a pronoun subject, usually you but sometimes one, to indicate that the object of the verb exists, can occur or is otherwise typical.
- (transitive) To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.
- (imperative, informal) Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.
- (intransitive, with various prepositions, such as into, over, or behind; for specific idiomatic senses see individual entries get into, get over, etc.) To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).
- (transitive) To getter.
- (transitive) To cause to do.
- (transitive) To find as an answer.
- (transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
- (transitive, informal) To catch out, trick successfully.
- (transitive, informal) To perplex, stump.
- (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
- (intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).
- (transitive) To cause to come or go or move.
- (copulative, rather informal, followed by an adjective) To become, or cause oneself to become (often with temporary states, past participle adjectives and comparatives).
- (transitive) To hear completely; catch.
- (transitive) To receive.
- (transitive) To cause someone to laugh.
- (transitive) To measure.
- (transitive, in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.
- (intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive or gerund-participle) To begin (doing something or to do something).
- (transitive, informal) To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).
- (transitive) To fetch, bring, take.
- (intransitive, informal, chiefly imperative) To go, to leave; to scram.
- (transitive) To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).
- (auxiliary, informal) Used with the past participle to form the dynamic passive voice of a dynamic verb. Compared with static passive with to be, this emphasizes the commencement of an action or entry into a state.
- (transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.
- (transitive) To become ill with or catch (a disease).
- (euphemistic) To kill.
- (transitive) To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
noun
- a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- (informal) Something gotten, something gained or won; an acquisition.
- (sports, tennis) A difficult return or block of a shot.
- (Judaism) A Jewish writ of divorce.
- (UK, Ireland, regional) Synonym of git (“contemptible person”).
- Lineage.
- (Internet slang) A message or post on an online platform, particularly imageboards, with a unique identifier deemed special or rare, usually due to patterns in the ID.
adj
noun
adj
noun
verb
- engage in amorous play
- become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
- spend wastefully
- waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
- indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
- behave extremely cruelly and brutally
- (transitive) To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).
- (intransitive) To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.
- (intransitive) To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
adj
- gained or earned without cheating or stealing
- free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
- very pleasing to the eye
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
- attractively feminine
- lacking exceptional quality or ability
- (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
- free of clouds or rain
- not excessive or extreme
- Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.
- Not overcast; cloudless; clear.
- (cricket, of a ball delivered by the bowler) Not a no ball.
- Favorable, pleasant.
- Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond and red hair.
- (statistics) Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.
- Just.
- Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
- (nautical, of a wind) Favorable to a ship's course.
- (rugby, of a catch) Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
- (baseball) Between the baselines.
- (shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
- Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
noun
- a sale of miscellany; often for charity
- a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
- gathering of producers to promote business
- a competitive exhibition of farm products
- A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
- Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
- An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
- An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
- A fair woman; a sweetheart.
- A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
adv
verb
- join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
- (transitive, art) To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
- (transitive) To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
- (transitive) To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
- (intransitive, of weather) To become fair (favorable, not stormy).
- (transitive) To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.
adj
- gained or earned without cheating or stealing
- not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; marked by truth
- worthy of being depended on
- not forged
- without dissimulation; frank
- without pretensions
- Open; frank.
- (of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.
- In good faith; without malice.
- (of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
- (of a measurement device) Accurate.
- Earned or acquired in a fair manner.
- Authentic; full.
adv
adj
noun
- (in plural as chances) probability; possibility.
- (countable) An opportunity or possibility.
- (countable) The probability of something happening.
- (uncountable) Random occurrence; luck.
- a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
- a risk involving danger
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
- the possibility of future success