"overchance" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more overchance [comparative], most overchance [superlative]
Etymology: over- + chance Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|chance}} over- + chance Head templates: {{en-adj}} overchance (comparative more overchance, superlative most overchance)
  1. Occurring more than expected by mere chance or probability.
    Sense id: en-overchance-en-adj-nupnsjkB

Noun

Forms: overchances [plural]
Etymology: over- + chance Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|chance}} over- + chance Head templates: {{en-noun}} overchance (plural overchances)
  1. A likelihood that is greater than when all options are equally probable.
    Sense id: en-overchance-en-noun-5rbUA1Ca Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 29 71

Inflected forms

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