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st: RE: RE: probabilistic interpretation of the word chance in french, english and spanish


From   "Nick Cox" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: RE: RE: probabilistic interpretation of the word chance in french, english and spanish
Date   Fri, 28 Jan 2005 15:20:47 -0000

I'd say that English usage was very similar here. 
In fact we (or rather they, since I here claim 
to be part-Welsh) probably stole the French word some 
time ago. 

Nick 
[email protected] 

Salvati, Jean
 
> In French, the word "chance" has a positive connotation. 
> Depending on the context, it means either "luck" or the 
> probability of a positive outcome.
 
josemaria

> > Then, the question: how is the probabilistic interpretation 
> > of the word chance? Is it p or is it p/(1-p)?

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