Lexic.us

Definition of Martingale

1. Noun. A harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head.

Definition of Martingale

1. n. A strap fastened to a horse's girth, passing between his fore legs, and fastened to the bit, or now more commonly ending in two rings, through which the reins pass. It is intended to hold down the head of the horse, and prevent him from rearing.

Definition of Martingale

1. Noun. A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point. ¹

2. Noun. (nautical) A spar, or piece of rigging that strengthens the bowsprit. ¹

3. Noun. (mathematics) A stochastic process relating random variables to earlier values ¹

4. Noun. A gambling strategy in which one doubles the stake after each loss. ¹

5. Noun. (fencing) A strap attached to the sword handle, preventing a sword being dropped if disarmed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Martingale

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Martingale

Literary usage of Martingale

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Inequalities in Statistics and Probability: Proceedings of the Symposium on by Yung Liang Tong (1984)
"For each n and p, the method allows one to construct a martingale attaining ... It is shown that equality cannot be attained by a non-zero martingale. 1. ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Do not do so; above all, avoid a martingale if you do. ... The fallacy of those who devise sure methods of defeating the bank (martingale», ..."

3. The Kedge-anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Or, Young Sailors' Assistant by William N. Brady (1864)
"128 JIB-BOOM Martingale STAY Is a short rope, with an eye in each end to fit ... The martingale is wormed, and a small twine seizing (snaked) put on round ..."

4. A Festschrift for Herman Rubin by Anirban DasGupta, Herman Rubin (2004)
"In order to get such a result from the general theory we have to study the Bayes formula for Gaussian martingale noise and use the work in [5]. ..."

5. Riding: on the Flat and Across Country: A Guide to Practical Horsemanship by Matthew Horace Hayes (1882)
"Fix it at such a length that a running martingale, were it also on, ... The running martingale might be put on, in order to determine the proper length of ..."

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