coin toss

collocation in English

meaningsofcoinandtoss

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coin
noun
uk
/kɔɪn/us
/kɔɪn/
a small, round piece of metal, usually silver or copper coloured, that is used ...
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toss
noun
uk
/tɒs/us
/tɑːs/
a sudden ...
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(Definition ofcoinandtossfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcoin toss

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The idea is that if a hypothesis is bizarre, ad hoc, non-traditional, comparable to a flukecointoss, and spurious rather than genuine, then it has negligible probability.
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Once the coin is tossed, it's to the advantage of both players to adhere to the chosen equilibrium; the whole process, including thecointoss, is in equilibrium.
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In particular, the correctness of the left program depends critically on the fact that the outcome of thecointossis 'forgotten' when the two control paths are merged.
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If a tie occurs, a random method such as a die roll orcointossis used.
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Prior to the start of the game, the referee and team captains for each team meet at midfield for acointoss.
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Two falls catch as you can without jackets, tripping allowedand if a fifth fall become necessary, the competitors wouldcointossto determine who chooses.
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The match was played at a neutral venue because both clubs had refused to take part in acointossto decide home advantage.
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As with the 1992 expansion draft, the order was determined by acointoss.
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They were billed as the first non-celebrities to participate in thecointoss.
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Acointossis not indicated as a possible step.
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They both lost acointossto decide who would retain their normal jumper and who would change.
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In the event that both athletes have no preference, acointosswill occur.
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Ironically enough there was the need for a secondcointoss, because the first time the coin stuck vertically in the ground.
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For the second half, the teams switch ends, and the team that won thecointosskicks off.
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The team that wins thecointosshas the choice of batting first or last.
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In the early years, the winner of acointosscould decide whether to bat first or last.
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The simplest instance of a random result on the site is thecointoss.
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