2:1
Two to one
Two-to-one expresses a ratio or proportion where one quantity is double another.
In betting, 2:1 odds mean you win two units for every one wagered: The horse went off at 2:1.
In other contexts, it describes comparative quantities or compositions: a 2:1 student-teacher ratio, mix at 2:1.
Reduction in concentration
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- blendCombine into mixture
- formulaFixed method or notation
parts · measure · recipe · cocktail · compound · preparation · strength · dosage
Comparative relation of parts
- fractionPart divided by whole
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
- scaleMeasure of relative size
relationship · quantity · measurement · division · quotient · factor · percentage · rate
Staking money on outcomes
- gamblingBetting on uncertain results
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
- favoriteMost liked option
bookmaker · payout · stakes · longshot · handicap · spread · moneyline · sportsbook
Toothed wheel or belongings
- multiplierNumber that scales another
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
advantage · fulcrum · force · pulley · torque · efficiency · output · input
dilution
Reduction in concentration
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- blendCombine into mixture
formula · parts · measure · recipe · cocktail · compound · preparation · strength · dosage · water
proportion
Comparative relation of parts
- fractionPart divided by whole
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
scale · relationship · quantity · measurement · division · quotient · factor · percentage · rate · coefficient
betting
Staking money on outcomes
favorite · bookmaker · payout · stakes · longshot · handicap · spread · moneyline · sportsbook · parlay
gear
Toothed wheel or belongings
- multiplierNumber that scales another
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
mechanical · advantage · fulcrum · force · pulley · torque · efficiency · output · input · physics
majority
Over half of total
- supermajorityVote exceeding simple majority
- marginEdge of a page
- landslideMass of earth falling
electoral · referendum · ballot · poll · quorum · threshold · passage · approval · tally · count
- degree honorsthird class, honors degree, cum laude, magna cum laude, summa cum laude
- screen formatswidescreen, fullscreen, 16:9, letterbox, aspect ratio
- tuningtuning, intonation, temperament, equal temperament, tuning pegs
Identical amounts distributed
even split · fifty-fifty · equal parts · half and half · parity