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law of averages collapse: a law affirming that in the long run probabilities will determine performance

casualty collapse: a decrease of military personnel or equipment; someone injured or killed in an accident; someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement

accident collapse: anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause; a mishap; especially one causing injury or death

serendipity collapse: good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

opportunity collapse: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"

random sample collapse: a sample grabbed at random; a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected

luck collapse: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"; an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"

unfortunately collapse: by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"

befall collapse: become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"

bundle up collapse: dress warmly; "Mother bundled up the children for the long way to school"

fluke collapse: parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host; either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean; flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor; a barb on a harpoon or arrow

misfortune collapse: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event; an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

happen collapse: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"; come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"; happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana); chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"

tragedy collapse: drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity

transpire collapse: give off (water) through the skin; come about, happen, or occur; "Several important events transpired last week"; come to light; become known; "It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany"; exude water vapor; "plants transpire"; pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas

phenomenon collapse: any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning; a remarkable development

occur collapse: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"; to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"

matter of fact collapse: a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact

gamble collapse: a risky act or venture; money that is risked for possible monetary gain; play games for money; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

reality collapse: the quality possessed by something that is real; the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"; the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be; "businessmen have to face harsh realities"

come down collapse: criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"

calamity collapse: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

probability collapse: the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event; "for a while mutiny seemed a probability"; "going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost"; a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"

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