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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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of odd or even1
First recorded in 1625–35
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Example Sentences
One concerns the “parity” of a graph’s vertices, meaning whether they are connected to an odd or even number of other vertices.
From Quanta Magazine
Lines 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.
From Washington Post
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