chance vs fair chance

fair chance vs chance

chance and fair chance both are nouns.

chance is an adjective but fair chance is not an adjective.

chance is a verb but fair chance is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
fair chance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fair chance is a hyponym of chance; that is, fair chance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chance:

chance: a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
fair chance: a reasonable probability of success

Other hyponyms of chance include conditional probability, contingent probability, cross section, exceedance, sporting chance, fat chance, slim chance, joint probability, risk, risk of exposure, risk, risk of infection.

chance (noun)	fair chance (noun)
a risk involving danger	a reasonable probability of success
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
the possibility of future success

chance (adjective)	fair chance (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

chance (verb)	fair chance (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
be the case by chance

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