hasard — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chance noun An opportunity to do something.
- fortuity noun The state of being fortuitous.
- happenstance noun The chance or random quality of an event or circumstance.
- hazard noun A source of danger or risk of harm.
Senses
hasard is used for these senses in English:
- chance (uncountable) Random occurrence; luck.
- hazard The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. [from 16th c.]
- hazard (golf) A sand or water obstacle on a golf course.
- randomness The property of all possible outcomes being equally likely.
- randomness (mathematics) A type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.
chance — full definition
- noun An opportunity to do something.
- noun The likelihood of something happening; probability.
- noun Something that happens randomly, without any apparent cause or plan.
- verb To risk doing something, accepting that it might go wrong.
- verb To happen to do or encounter something without planning it.
fortuity — full definition
- noun The state of being fortuitous.
- noun A fortuitous event; an accident.