coinflip
Binary chance event
A coinflip is the act of tossing a coin and letting chance determine the outcome based on which side lands facing up.
Because a fair coin has only two equally likely outcomes—heads or tails—a coinflip has become the standard method for making a random binary decision or settling a dispute impartially.
We decided who would go first with a coinflip.
Figuratively, calling something a coinflip means the odds are roughly fifty-fifty.
Outcome with equal chances
- fifty-fiftySplit equally between two
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
unpredictability · luck · fortune · fate · gamble · wager · bet · risk
Staking money on outcomes
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- stakesPosts or wagers
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- antePre-deal poker payment
bookie · gambler · casino · house-edge · payout · double-or-nothing · call · heads
Top of bodies
- tailsRear animal appendages
- resultWhat follows a cause
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- winAchieve victory
lose · either · or · two-sided · duality · obverse · reverse · landing
Act of selecting
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- tiebreakerContest deciding drawn competitors
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
impasse · standoff · indecision · hesitation · ambivalence · either-or · binary · alternative
toss-up
Outcome with equal chances
- fifty-fiftySplit equally between two
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
randomness · unpredictability · luck · fortune · fate · gamble · wager · bet · risk · speculation
betting
Staking money on outcomes
ante · bookie · gambler · casino · house-edge · payout · double-or-nothing · call · heads · tails
heads
Top of bodies
win · lose · either · or · two-sided · duality · obverse · reverse · landing · winner
choice
Act of selecting
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- tiebreakerContest deciding drawn competitors
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
stalemate · impasse · standoff · indecision · hesitation · ambivalence · either-or · binary · alternative · option
coinflipdeliberate choice
Decision made on purpose
informed decision · deliberation · conscious decision · analysis · planning
coinflipsure thing
Guaranteed outcome or agreement
certainty · foregone conclusion · guarantee · lock · inevitability
coin, flip, coins, coined, coining, coinage, flips, flipped, flipping