ace has definitions from the fields of sport,tennis,cards,mathematics,golf,games,military
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[ noun ] (mathematics) the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

Synonyms

one 1 unity single I

Examples

"he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it" "they had lunch at one"

Used in print

(Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)

When three dice are tossed repeatedly , what is the probability that the number of aces is 0 ( or 1 , or 2 , or 3 ) ?

In the examples above , the occurrence of a bull's-eye , a straight haired mouse , or an ace could be called a `` success '' .

For the marksman , we study sets of five shots ( * * f ) ; for the mice , we restrict attention to litters of eight ( * * f ) ; and for the aces , we toss three dice ( * * f ) .

Toss a die until an ace appears .

Sometimes when there are many outcomes for a single trial , we group these outcomes into two classes , as in the example of the die , where we have arbitrarily constructed the classes `` ace '' and `` not ace '' .

Related terms

digit singleton monad

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[ noun ] (cards) one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face

Used in print

(Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)

`` This deal with the ace o ' spades .

Anything to do with an ace o ' spades , bad_luck '' .

(Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)

Gun knew that nothing but aces back_to_back would give the lieutenant an ulcer and a smile at_the_same_time .

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[ noun ] someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

Used in print

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

The record_books , however , would favor the Giants ' ace .

(The New York Times,...)

Shea , the chairman of Mayor_Wagner_'s_Baseball_Committee , will be joined on the dais by Warren_Spahn , the southpaw pitching ace of the Milwaukee_Braves ; Frank_Graham , the Journal-American sports columnist ; Bill_Mazeroski , the World_Series hero of the Pittsburgh_Pirates , and Casey_Stengel , the former manager of the Yankees .

Related terms

expert track_star star

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[ verb ] succeed at an exam easily and do very well

Examples

"She sailed through her exams" "You will pass with flying colors"

Related terms

pass pass

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[ noun ] (military) a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an are extending from Norway to Turkey
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[ verb ] (tennis) serve an ace against (someone), in tennis

Related terms

serve tennis

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[ adjective ] of the highest quality

Examples

"an ace reporter" "a crack shot" "a first-rate golfer" "a super party" "played top-notch tennis" "an athlete in tiptop condition" "she is absolutely tops"

Related terms

colloquialism superior

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[ adjective ] (informal) of the highest quality

Examples

"an ace reporter" "a crack shot" "a first-rate golfer" "a super party" "played top-notch tennis" "an athlete in tiptop condition" "she is absolutely tops"

Related terms

superior

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[ verb ] (sport) score an ace against

Examples

"He aced his opponents"

Related terms

score

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[ verb ] succeed at easily

Examples

"She sailed through her exams" "You will pass with flying colors" "She nailed her astrophysics course"

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[ verb ] (golf,games) play in one stroke; of holes, in golf

Related terms

play golf

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[ noun ] (sport,tennis) a serve that the receiver is unable to reach

Related terms

serve

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