Difference between chance and sortes

Definitions

noun

1. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
2. 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
3. the possibility of future success
4. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
5. a risk involving danger

verb

1. come upon, as if by accident; meet with
2. be the case by chance
3. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

adjective

1. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

Examples

Having a couple of chances and that luck is missing for me now.

Sony Pictures Animation has a full slate of films including the mouth-watering 3D comedy Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, which opened as the #1 movie in North America on September 18, Hotel Transylvania, now in pre-production and, in association with Columbia Pictures, The Smurfs, now in production.

Remember, the brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want someting. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They're there to stop the other people.

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