"even chance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: even chances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} even chance (plural even chances)
  1. A chance in which success is just as likely as failure
    Sense id: en-even_chance-en-noun-ZakKkT-7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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