In probability theory, odds provide a measure of the likelihood of a particular outcome. When specific events are equally likely, odds are calculated as the ratio of the number of events that produce that outcome to the number that do not. Odds are commonly used in gambling and statistics.
Odds have a simple relationship with probability. When probability is expressed as a number between 0 and 1, the relationships between probability and odds are:
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