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to toss a coin to decide which should be first

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  • Coin flipping — or coin tossing or heads or tails is the practice of throwing a coin in the air to choose between two alternatives, sometimes to resolve a dispute between two parties. It is a form of sortition which inherently has only two possible and equally… …   Wikipedia

  • coin — 1 noun 1 (C) a piece of metal, usually flat and round, that is used as money compare bill 1 (3), note 1 (5) 2 toss/flip a coin to choose or decide something by throwing a coin into the air and guessing which side of it will show when it falls:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • probability theory — Math., Statistics. the theory of analyzing and making statements concerning the probability of the occurrence of uncertain events. Cf. probability (def. 4). [1830 40] * * * Branch of mathematics that deals with analysis of random events.… …   Universalium

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  • tennis — /ten is/, n. a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half. Cf. lawn tennis. See illus. under racket2.… …   Universalium

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