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	Odd may refer to: In everyday language: the quality of being unpaired, occasional, strange or unusual Usual Usual may refer to:CommonNormalStandard... , or a person who is viewed as eccentric Eccentricity (behavior) In popular usage, eccentricity* refers to unusual or odd behavior on the part of an individual. This behavior would typically be perceived as unusual or unnecessary, without being demonstrably maladaptive.... In mathematics Mathematics Mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space, change, and related topics of pattern and form. Mathematicians seek out patterns whether found in numbers, space, natural science, computers, imaginary abstractions, or elsewhere.... : an integer Integer The integers are natural numbers including 0 and their negative and non-negative numberss . They are numbers that can be written without a fractional or decimal component, and fall within the set .... is odd if dividing it by two does not result in another integer; see even and odd numbers Even and odd numbers In mathematics, the parity of an object states whether it is even or odd.This concept begins with integers. An even number is an integer that is "evenly divisible" by 2, i.e., divisible by 2 without remainder; an odd number is an integer that is not evenly divisible by 2.... a function Function (mathematics) The mathematical concept of a function expresses dependence between two quantities, one of which is known and the other which is produced. A function associates a single output to each input element drawn from a fixed Set , such as the real numbers , although different inputs may have the same output.... f defined on the real numbers is odd if f(x) = −f(−x) for all x; see even and odd functions Even and odd functions In mathematics, even functions and odd functions are function s which satisfy particular symmetry relations, with respect to taking additive inverses.... a permutation Permutation In several fields of mathematics the term permutation is used with different but closely related meanings. They all relate to the notion of mapping the element s of a set to other elements of the same set, i.e., exchanging elements of a set.... of a finite set is odd if it can be written as the functional composition of an odd number of transpositions; see even and odd permutations Even and odd permutations In mathematics, when X is a finite set of at least two elements, the permutations of X fall into two classes of equal size: the even permutations and the odd permutations.... In probability theory, the odds Odds In probability theory and statistics the odds in favour of an event or a proposition are the quantity , where p is the probability of the event or proposition.... in favour of an event is the ratio of the event's probability to the complementary probability. Odd (name) Odd (name) Odd, a name of Old Norse language origin, the 11th most common male name in Norway. It is rarely used in other countries. In old Norse the word means sharp end of an arrow or edge of blade.... , is a name of Old Norse origin, the 11th most common male name in Norway (coincidentally, Even Even GeneralEven may refer to:* Even , a Scandinavian male personal name .* Even , an ethnic group from Siberia and Russian Far EastEven language, a language spoken by the Evens... is also a common Norwegian name). In Old Norse the word means the sharp end of a weapon, e.g. edge of a sword or spear/arrow head. Odd, West Virginia Odd, West Virginia Odd is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, West Virginia, USA. It is located along Tommy Creek.... , USA Odd Grenland B.K. Odd Grenland B.K. Odd Grenland** is a Norway football club from the town of Skien. It was founded in 1894 and is the club which has won the Norwegian Football Cup the most times, last in 2000.... , is a Norwegian football team Odd Della Robbia, a character in Code Lyoko ODD may refer to: Optical Disc Drive (CD/DVD/Blu-ray Disc/HD-DVD Drive) Oppositional defiant disorder Oppositional defiant disorder Oppositional defiant disorder is a psychiatric category listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders where it is described as an ongoing pattern of disobedient, hostile, and defiant behavior toward authority figures which goes beyond the bounds of normal childhood behavior.... ODD (fanzine) ODD (fanzine) *ODD* was a science fiction fanzine published by Raymond "Duggie" Fisher. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine in 1968.... , a Hugo-nominated science fiction fanzine published by Raymond "Duggie" Fisher In computer science, ODD (One Document Does it all) ODD (One Document Does it all) ODD stands for "One Document Does it all". Part of the Text Encoding Initiative, it is an XML-based format for writing human-readable descriptions of XML files.... is a literate-programming notation created by the Text_Encoding_Initiative Text Encoding Initiative The Text Encoding Initiative , a consortium of institutions and research projects, maintains and develops a standard for the representation of texts in digital form.... ODD, a play by Hal Corley Hal Corley Hal Corley is an American television writer, playwright, and theatre director. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Writers Guild of America, East.... Operational Due Diligence Operational due diligence Operational Due Diligence refers to the type of due diligence frequently performed as part of an analysis of the operational risk related factors of an alternative investment such as a hedge fund.... , the process by which a potential purchaser reviews the operational aspects of a target company during mergers and acquisitions (contrast this with other forms of due diligence such as FDD, financial due diligence, where the target company's financial status is reviewed, CDD, commercial due diligence, where a target company's commercial status - the market position of its products and/or services - is reviewed, and ITDD, IT due diligence, where a target company's IT environment is reviewed)