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Gambling, betting or "taking a punt"; however you like to call it!
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• chance = fluke, coincidence, luck, probability, possibility, random = Randomness and random numbers, probability. See, for example, the EntropyPool true software random-number generator that gathers entropy from its environment.

  And it seems that 'lucky' people help make their own luck by being more ready to notice and act on positive possibilities. One BBC reader noted that "luck occurs when preparedness meets opportunity".

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