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Martingales

A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.

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noun
  1. 1

    A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.

  2. 2

    A spar, or piece of rigging that strengthens the bowsprit.

  3. 3

    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."

  4. 4

    A gambling strategy in which one doubles the stake after each loss.

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