"nothing to choose between" meaning in All languages combined

See nothing to choose between on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} nothing to choose between
  1. effectively no difference between
    Sense id: en-nothing_to_choose_between-en-phrase-NOp9W6tR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1883, James Fitzjames Stephen, A History of the Criminal Law of England",
          "text": "It seems to me that there is nothing to choose between the two men, and, that cases may be put in which reckless indifference to the fate of a person intentionally subjected to deadly injury is, if possible, morally worse than an actual intent to kill.",
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          "ref": "2012, Communicating Risks to the Public: International Perspectives, page 169",
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