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law of averages

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the law of averages
the probability that you will get one result about the same number of times as another if you do something often enough. By the law of averages we can't give a good performance every night of the tour.
See also: average, law

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Chalk it up to the law of averages, or more accurately, a determined effort by a fed-up Kings team, but that streak ended Saturday with a 4-2 victory over the Red Wings in front of a crowd of 18,118 at Staples Center.
And it's often down to how much you paid for the ticket, the color of your plastic or whether the law of averages has finally caught up with you.
The inscription on the trophy reads: "In recognition of a clear eye, a stout heart, a steady hand, and a daring defiance of gravity and the law of averages.
 
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