Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In Greek myth, the goddess of fortune, a divinity whose protection was believed to assure prosperity, wealth, and good luck: often in the form Agathe Tyche (Good Fortune). Compare agathodæmon.

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  • noun (Greek mythology) the goddess of fortune; identified with Roman Fortuna

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Examples

  • Peirce's theory of tychism (Greek: tyche = chance) according to which “chance is a basic factor in the universe.”

    INDETERMINACY IN PHYSICS MAX JAMMER 1968

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  • Alternative cash-register sound.

    December 2, 2008