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Chance favors the prepared mind.

He who waits for chance may wait for a year.






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Chance commonly refers to:
  • Probability
    Probability

    Probability, or wikt:chance, is a way of expressing knowledge or belief that an Event will occur or has occurred. In mathematics the concept has been given an exact meaning in probability theory, that is used extensively in such areas of study as mathematics, statistics, finance, gambling, science, and philosophy to draw conclusions about t...
  • Luck
    Luck

    Luck is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a person's control. Luck can be good or bad ....
  • Randomness
    Randomness

    Randomness is a lack of order, purpose, Causality, or predictability. Randomness as defined by Aristotle is the situation, when a choice is to be made which has no logical component by which to determine or make the choice ....
  • Contingency
  • Chance (Ancient Greek concept)
    Chance (Ancient Greek concept)

    Ancient Greek philosophy had two concepts of chance, both causes of effects that happen incidentally, but differentiated in the second book of Aristotle's Physics as follows:...


Chance may also refer to:

In people:
  • Chance (name)
    Chance (name)

    Chance is a masculine given name and a surname. The given name is of Middle English origin, meaning "good fortune". There are several variants....


In places:
  • Chancé
    Chance

    Chance commonly refers to:* Probability* Luck* Randomness* Contingency* Chance Chance may also refer to:In people:* Chance ...
    , commune in Brittany, France
  • Chance, Kentucky
    Chance, Kentucky

    Chance is an unincorporated area in Adair County, Kentucky, Kentucky, United States. Its elevation is 1017 feet , and it is located at ....
    , United States


In fiction:
  • "Chance" (Act song)
    Chance (Act song)

    "Chance" is the third single by ZTT recording artists Act . It was released by ZTT Records in , but was quickly withdrawn. This may have something to do with the 12" mix containing an unauthorised sample of ABBA's "Take A Chance On Me"....
    , 1988 single
  • Chance (album)
    Chance (album)

    Chance is an album released in 1980 in music by Manfred Mann's Earth Band....
    , by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
  • Chance (comics)
    Chance (comics)

    'Chance' is the name of two unrelated fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. The first is a mercenary and enemy of Spider-Man, the second a Mutant who originally appeared in Fallen Angels vol....
    , two different characters from the Marvel Comics universe
  • Chance (film)
    Chance (film)

    Chance is the directing debut of actress Amber Benson . Benson directed, wrote, produced and starred in this 2002 independent film. Featuring many of Benson's co-workers from Buffy, including co-star James Marsters , the film was estimated to cost $25,000 to make....
    , 2002 film directed by and starring Amber Benson
  • Chance (magazine), statistics in society
  • Chance (novel)
    Chance (novel)

    Chance is a novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1913 following serial publication the previous year. Although the novel was not one upon which Conrad's later critical reputation was to depend, it was his greatest commercial success upon initial publication....
    , 1913 novel by Joseph Conrad
  • Chance (1996 novel), 1996 novel by Robert B. Parker
    Robert B. Parker

    Robert B. Parker is an acclaimed United States crime writer. His most famous works are the Spenser series, which achieved a far wider audience due to being dramatized as a television series, Spenser: For Hire, on the American Broadcasting Company network during the late 1980s....


In other uses:
  • Chance Brothers
    Chance Brothers

    Chance Brothers and Company was a glassworks in Spon Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands , England.The Chance family originated in Bromsgrove as farmers and craftsmen before setting up business in Smethwick in 1824....
    , a glass company
  • Chance (schooner), of Alexander George Arbuthnot
    Alexander George Arbuthnot

    The Arbuthnot and Ambrister incident occurred in 1818 during the First Seminole War when American General Andrew Jackson invaded Spanish Florida and captured and executed two British subjects charged with aiding Seminole and Creek Indians against the United States....
  • Chance (muskox)
    Chance (muskox)

    Chance is a muskox that was found abandoned in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut and was cared for by Adlair Aviation. He was only two weeks old when he was found in 2005 and brought to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve....
    , an animal who lived at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve