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numbers game
- IPA[ˈnəmbərz ɡām]
- the use or manipulation of statistics or figures, especially in support of an argument;an illegal lottery based on the occurrence of unpredictable numbers in the results of races, etc.
noun: numbers game, plural noun: numbers games
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. derogatory the use or manipulation of statistics or figures, especially in support of an argument legislators were today playing the numbers game as the vote drew closer
- ▪ derogatory an illegal lottery based on the occurrence of unpredictable numbers in the results of races, etc.
- 更多解釋
- the use or manipulation of statistics or figures, especially in support of an argument: MPs were today playing the numbers game as the vote drew closer
Oxford Dictionary