"edge sorting" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} edge sorting (uncountable)
  1. A gambling technique by which a player determines whether a face-down playing card is likely to be low or high, by observing and exploiting subtle unintentional differences on the backs of some types of card, after arranging for the croupier to cooperate by unwittingly sorting the cards into low and high. Wikipedia link: edge sorting Tags: uncountable
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