Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

contra el azar

English translation:

against chance

Added to glossary by Robert Tucker (X)
Aug 4, 2004 10:33
19 yrs ago
Spanish term

contra el azar

Spanish to English Other Psychology parapsychology
"La cantidad de aciertos debía alcanzar una probabilidad de p=0,01 contra el azar"

Is "against fate" the right translation?
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 against chance
5 +1 against random choice
5 +1 against odds

Proposed translations

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against chance

probability (or odds) against chance

Lesson 4 Basic Concepts of Probability
... Is that probability low enough to be negligible? • How low is low enough?
14. ... One in 20 or odds of 19:1 against chance. • Sometimes use .01 or .10. ...
www.uwsp.edu/education/wkirby/ stat/Lesson%204%20%20Basic%20Concepts%20of.htm

... If we assume that the difference between the number of earthquakes with applying aspects will be 6 then the probability against chance dramatically increases. ...
cura.free.fr/xv/13brianj.html
Peer comment(s):

agree consuelo buitrago
5 hrs
agree Maisar
6 hrs
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
7 hrs
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+1
37 mins

against random choice

to avoid happenstance choices
Peer comment(s):

agree Walter Lockhart Ries (X)
2 mins
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+1
52 mins

against odds

Just like that.
Peer comment(s):

agree Xenia Wong : against "the" odds.....
3 hrs
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