martingale
A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired pointA piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.
Meaning
5 sensesA piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.
Martingal
мартинга́лmartingál
a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head
A spar, or piece of rigging that strengthens the bowsprit.
spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat
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 strategy in which one doubles the stake after each loss.
мартинге́йлmartingéjl
A strap attached to the sword handle, preventing a sword being dropped if disarmed.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French martingale, from Occitan martegalo, feminine form of martegal, an inhabFrom Middle French martingale, from Occitan martegalo, feminine form of martegal, an inhabitant of Martigues, which is from Latin maritima. Possibly merged with Spanish almártaga. The meaning in gambling may come from an old usage of à la martingale to mean absurdly or foolishly.https://people.math.harvard.edu/~ctm/home/text/class/sem/html/home/notes/martingales/martingales.pdf
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Forms
plural: martingalesSynonyms
2 synonyms- spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat:dolphin striker