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fifty-fifty

[fif-tee-fif-tee] / ˈfɪf tiˈfɪf ti /
















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He practiced what Mr. Leeke calls “the fifty-fifty defense”: When he was unsure of a call, he had a 50% chance of guessing correctly.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I computed the statistics,” he says, “and decided it was fifty-fifty.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“You could lose all your money or multiply it 20 times—and the chance was fifty-fifty,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Squid born in early July had a fifty-fifty chance of using either tactic.

From Science Daily

He said there is “a fifty-fifty chance for missionary Baek’s release as Russia won’t give up relations with South Korea completely.”

From Seattle Times