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See also: Martingale
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle French martingale, from Occitan martegalo, feminine form of martegal, an inhabitant of Martigues, which is from Latin maritima. Alternatively from Spanish alm�rtaga.
The meaning in gambling may come from an old usage of "� la martingale" to mean absurdly, foolishly.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]martingale (plural martingales)
- A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.
- (nautical) A spar, or piece of rigging that strengthens the bowsprit.
- (mathematics) A stochastic process for which the conditional expectation of future values given the sequence of all prior values is equal to the current value.
- If a gambler plays a fair game repeatedly, his payoff over time is a martingale.
- A gambling strategy in which one doubles the stake after each loss.
- (fencing) A strap attached to the sword handle, preventing a sword being dropped if disarmed.
Synonyms
[edit]- (piece of harness): tie-down
Derived terms
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[edit]piece of harness
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bowsprit strengthening
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a stochastic process relating random variables to earlier values
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a gambling strategy in which one doubles the stake after each loss
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a strap attached to the sword handle, preventing a sword being dropped if disarmed
Verb
[edit]martingale (third-person singular simple present martingales, present participle martingaling, simple past and past participle martingaled)
- To employ the martingale strategy in gambling.
- 2012, Frank Scoblete, Casino Conquest:
- The Russians were both martingaling it—doubling their bets when they lost.
French
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Noun
[edit]martingale f (plural martingales)
Further reading
[edit]- “martingale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]martingale f
- plural of martingala
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