Martingale

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The strap of a horse's harness that connects the girth to the noseband and is designed to prevent the horse from throwing back its head. noun

Any of several parts of standing rigging strengthening the bowsprit and jib boom against the force of the head stays. noun

A method of gambling in which one doubles the stakes after each loss. noun

A loose half belt or strap placed on the back of a garment, such as a coat or jacket. noun

In a horse's harness, a strap passing between the fore legs, fastened at one end to the girth under the belly, and at the other to the bit or the musrol, or forked and ending in two rings through which the reins are passed, intended to hold down the head of the horse. See cut under harness. noun

Nautical, a short perpendicular spar under the bowsprit-end, used for guying down the headstays. Also called dolphin-striker. See cut under dolphin-striker. noun

A mode of play in such games as rouge et noir which consists in staking double the amount of money lost. noun

In fencing, a bit of twine, fastened to the hilt of a foil, which is caught round one finger of the sword hand to prevent the foil from falling to the ground in case of disarmament. noun

A strap fastened to a horse's girth, passing between his fore legs, and fastened to the bit, or now more commonly ending in two rings, through which the reins pass. It is intended to hold down the head of the horse, and prevent him from rearing. noun

A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself. noun

The act of doubling, at each stake, that which has been lost on the preceding stake; also, the sum so risked; -- metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of the martingale of a harness. Called also Martingale strategy. Such a betting strategy does not change the overall likelihood of winning, but in a short run it increases the probability of winning a small sum, balancing it against an increased probability of losing a large sum. noun

A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point. noun

A spar, or piece of rigging that strengthens the bowsprit. noun

A stochastic process relating random variables to earlier values noun

A gambling strategy in which one doubles the stake after each loss. noun

A strap attached to the sword handle, preventing a sword being dropped if disarmed. noun

A harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head noun

Spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat noun

A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.

A spar, or piece of rigging that strengthens the bowsprit.

A stochastic process for which the conditional expectation of future values given the sequence of all prior values is equal to the current value.

A gambling strategy in which one doubles the stake after each loss.

A strap attached to the sword handle, preventing a sword being dropped if disarmed.

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