fifty-fifty vs irregular

fifty-fifty

noun
  • A challenge between two opposing players, where both have an equal chance of taking possession. 

adj
  • Half and half. 

  • Used to describe 2 possible outcomes as being equally likely 

adv
  • In half: in two equal parts, shares, etc. 

irregular

noun
  • A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics. 

  • One who does not regularly attend a venue. 

adj
  • without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity 

  • rough 

  • not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal 

  • whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other) 

  • nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations 

  • not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language 

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