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even chance vs chance

chance vs even chance

even chance and chance both are nouns.

even chance is not an adjective while chance is an adjective.

even chance is not a verb while chance is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
even chance Yes No No No
chance Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, chance is a hypernym of even chance; that is, chance is a word with a broader meaning than even chance:
  • even chance: an unpredictable phenomenon
  • chance: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
Other hypernyms of even chance include fortune, hazard, luck.
even chance (noun) chance (noun)
an unpredictable phenomenon a risk involving danger
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
even chance (adjective) chance (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
even chance (verb) 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
Difference between even chance and chance

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