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edge sorting

edge sorting noun: a gambling technique by which a player determines whether a face-down playing card is likely to be low or high, by observing and exploiting subtle unintentional differences on the backs of some types of card, after arranging for the croupier to cooperate by unwittingly sorting the cards into low and high.

Noun

edge sorting (uncountable)

  1. A gambling technique by which a player determines whether a face-down playing card is likely to be low or high, by observing and exploiting subtle unintentional differences on the backs of some types of card, after arranging for the croupier to cooperate by unwittingly sorting the cards into low and high.

Questions about edge sorting

What does edge sorting mean?
Edge sorting means a gambling technique by which a player determines whether a face-down playing card is likely to be low or high, by observing and exploiting subtle unintentional differences on the backs of some types of card, after arranging for the croupier to cooperate by unwittingly sorting the cards into low and high.
What part of speech is edge sorting?
Edge sorting is a noun.

Words near edge sorting in the dictionary

  1. edge rails
  2. edge rusher
  3. edge rushers
  4. edge set
  5. edge sets
  6. edge sorting
  7. edge stone
  8. edge stones
  9. edge to edge
  10. edge tool
  11. edge up

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