|
| odd [ od ] |
adjective |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. unusual: peculiar or out of the ordinary
  There's something very odd about the letter.
|
2. not divisible exactly by 2: being a number that, when divided by 2, leaves a remainder of 1, e.g. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, or 11.
See also even1adj (sense 9)
|
3. leftover: leftover, and usually few in number
a few odd coins
|
4. separated from pair or set: left on its own without the other member or members of its pair, set, or series
wearing odd socks
|
5. irregular: irregular or occasional
We get the odd day off here and there.
|
6. slightly greater than particular number: used after a number to mean a little more than that particular number
50-odd dollars
|
7. remote: not usually visited or reached by many people
We found the papers lying about in odd corners of the house.
|
8. mathematics having changing mathematical signs: used to refer to a function that changes sign but not value when the sign of each independent variable is changed at the same time
|
noun (plural odds) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
something odd in number: something that is odd in number or numerical order
|
| [14th century. < Old Norse oddi "third or odd number"] |
|
| odd·ish adjective |
| odd·ly adverb |
| odd·ness noun |
|
