"Elo rating" meaning in All languages combined

See Elo rating on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Elo ratings [plural]
Etymology: Named after Hungarian-American physics professor Arpad Elo (1903–1992), who invented the metric. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|physics professor||||}} physics professor, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Arpad Elo}} Arpad Elo, {{named-after|en|Arpad Elo|born=1903|died=1992|nat=Hungarian-American|occ=physics professor|wplink==}} Named after Hungarian-American physics professor Arpad Elo (1903–1992) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Elo rating (plural Elo ratings)
  1. A metric indicating the relative skill level of a player in zero-sum games such as chess. Categories (topical): Chess Synonyms: Elo

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