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Win Big Vi. To Experience Serendipity. "I Went Shopping And Won Big
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win big vi.
To experience serendipity. "I went shopping
and won big; there was a 2-for-1 sale." See big win.
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win big: vi. To experience serendipity. "I went shopping and won big
here was a 2-for-1 sale." See {big win}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
big win n. 1. [common] Major success. 2. [MIT] Serendipity.
Yes, those two physicists discovered high-temperature superconductivity in a batch of ceramic that had been prepared incorrectly according to their experimental schedule....
win [MIT; now common everywhere] 1. vi. To succeed.
A program wins if no unexpected conditions arise, or (especially) if it sufficiently robust to take exceptions in stride....
win: [MIT] 1. vi. To succeed. A program wins if no unexpected conditions arise, or (especially) if it sufficiently {robust} to take exceptions in stride.
2. n. Success, or a specific instance thereof....
big win: n. Serendipity. "Yes, those two physicists discovered high-temperature superconductivity in a batch of ceramic that had been prepared incorrectly according to their experimental schedule.
Small mistake; big win!" See {win big}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
Chamberlain's Laws: 1: The big guys always win. 2: Everything tastes more or less like chicken.
The big guys always win. -- Jeffrey F. Chamberlai
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. -- Jonathan Kozol
We have a presidential election coming up. And I think the big problem, of course, is someone will win.
-- Barry Crimmi...