"outside chance" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1886, Andrew Lang, chapter 7, in The Mark Of Cain",
          "text": "Then, perhaps, there may be a chance of detecting him; but it's an outside chance.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1948 October 25, \"The Nation: The Real Fight,\" Time (retrieved 29 Jan 2019)",
          "text": "Harry Truman might get a good share of the popular vote, but few people, outside of Harry Truman, gave him even an outside chance of getting the electoral votes necessary for election."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008 February 23, Bernard Holland, \"Music Review: A Visit That Crosses Two Centuries and an Ocean,\" New York Times (retrieved 29 Jan 2019)",
          "text": "Given talent and the right connections, opera composers have at least an outside chance of a premiere performance by a reputable opera company."
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        "A small likelihood; a remote possibility."
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          "remote",
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        "(idiomatic) A small likelihood; a remote possibility."
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          "ref": "1886, Andrew Lang, chapter 7, in The Mark Of Cain",
          "text": "Then, perhaps, there may be a chance of detecting him; but it's an outside chance.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1948 October 25, \"The Nation: The Real Fight,\" Time (retrieved 29 Jan 2019)",
          "text": "Harry Truman might get a good share of the popular vote, but few people, outside of Harry Truman, gave him even an outside chance of getting the electoral votes necessary for election."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008 February 23, Bernard Holland, \"Music Review: A Visit That Crosses Two Centuries and an Ocean,\" New York Times (retrieved 29 Jan 2019)",
          "text": "Given talent and the right connections, opera composers have at least an outside chance of a premiere performance by a reputable opera company."
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        "A small likelihood; a remote possibility."
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        "(idiomatic) A small likelihood; a remote possibility."
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