Instance and Odds

Instance

Instance noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

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Odds and instance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Odds" instead a noun "Instance".

Odds noun - A measure of how often an event will occur instead of another.

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Instance and odds are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instance" instead a noun "Odds".

good	good instance	good odds
best	best instance	best odds
similar	similar instance	similar odds
specific	specific instance	specific odds
Other adjectives: many, single, small, serious, bad, few, epic, weird, last.

In The Empire Strikes Back, 3PO is about to do a second instance of stating the odds of a crazy move by Han, but instead of Han saying "Never Tell Me the Odds" again, Leia snaps at 3PO to shut up.

Source: Big "SHUT UP!"
Pick a Role-Playing Game with a Karma Meter and odds are you'll find at least one instance of this.

Source: Keep the Reward
For instance, if a practised hunter accidently shoots his friend, one could argue that the odds of him making such a serious error is very small.

Source: Prosecutor's Fallacy

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