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单词 law of averages
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law of averages


law of averages

n. The principle holding that the relative frequency with which an event occurs in repeated trials will converge to a stable value over time as the number of samples increases. Also called Bernoulli's law, law of large numbers.

law of averages

n (Statistics) (popularly) the expectation that a possible event is bound to occur regularly with a frequency approximating to its probability, as in the (actually false) example: after five heads in a row the law of averages makes tails the better bet. Compare law of large numbers

law′ of av′erages


n. 1. a statistical principle formulated by Jakob Bernoulli to show a more or less predictable ratio between the number of random trials of an event and the outcomes that result. 2. the principle that, in the long run, probability as naively conceived will operate and influence any one occurrence.
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Noun1.law of averages - a law affirming that in the long run probabilities will determine performancelaw of nature, law - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"

law of averages


law of averages

The idea that no one result will happen all the time. Don't worry, you'll score a goal eventually. It's just the law of averages.See also: average, law, of

law of averages

The idea that probability will influence all occurrences in the long term, that one will neither win nor lose all of the time. For example, If it rains every day this week, by the law of averages we're bound to get a sunny day soon . This colloquial term is a popular interpretation of a statistical principle, Bernoulli's theorem, formulated in the late 1600s. See also: average, law, of

the ˌlaw of ˈaverages

the principle that one thing will happen as often as another if you try enough times: Keep applying for jobs and by the law of averages you’ll get one sooner or later.See also: average, law, of
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law of averages


Related to law of averages: law of large numbers, Murphy's Law
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Words related to law of averages

noun a law affirming that in the long run probabilities will determine performance

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  • law of nature
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