Despite the fact that Russian language is one of the richest in the world according to its vocabulary, it has lots of borrowed words. Because each language represents not just a set of specific lexical items, and a constantly evolving organism, it is enlarged with new concepts as the introduction into our lives of new phenomena.
And when these innovations come from other countries, with them come new words. An example is a foreign word "handicap" - what is it? A detailed answer is given in this article.
That is – the handicap, and what is its origin, you can learn from dictionaries. They say that this word comes from English and means literally "hand in the hat”. In England since the 1960s, there was a game with the same name, which was attended by players, obviously unequal.
Later formed the word "handicap", which has already been written together and meant odds, that is the original conferral of benefits, in order to give the opportunity to compete people with different capabilities. This word has several, although quite close to each other, meanings and used in different areas. For example, such as sports, Sportsbook, biology, medicine, politics, psychology and business.
First look at what does handicap mean in sports.
Knowing that the handicap is the provision of a handicap interesting is its use in other areas. Here this concept is created artificially understanding of the human condition, due to the recruitment of a number of physical, mental parties, social qualities or processes that significantly impede or even preclude adaptation in a society, profession, politics.
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This concept is closely related to the notion of ‘handicapism”, indicating the presence in society of prejudice to the foregoing persons, that is a pretty dangerous phenomenon. Because it is, in fact, is a kind of other prejudices-racial, national, gender.
In biology there is a principle handicap. What is it? In simple words, there is a theory according to which information about the genes the male can be expressed through signs, which are harmful to its survival. The theory was created in 1975 by the Israeli evolutionary biologist Zahavi Amozom.
A Striking example is the peacock's tail, with which it is difficult to escape from a predator, and the tail visible from afar. Therefore, there is an assumption that only a male with good genes can live with such a “noise” to the stage of reproduction. This theory has both supporters and opponents.
Before us the principle of providing benefits in the presence of unequal players is actively used in bookmakers. It has two main varieties – European and Asian. First, consider the first.
The Handicap of European type is indicated by two numbers in parentheses, e.g., (1:0). The implication here is that the match began as if with the score one-nil in favor of team A. One of the players, given the stated odds, put on the winning team In “pure”.
To win, the team needs to win by a margin of two points, if the margin is only one goal, this will not be enough. Because then you get a virtual draw, but the bet was made just to win. Thus, the winning team or draw And the player does not suit, bet he lose.
A Variation of the European system is a triple handicap-what is this option? Itrepresents the betting in accordance with the three types of the outcome of the competition.
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In this case, the bookmaker offers the initial account of the match. The main feature of this kind of handicap is the inability to return a bet in any event. And she allows you to bet with the added condition that complicates the possibility to predict the outcome. When fighting equal opponents, this option is not advantageous if the forces are clearly different, there is a good probability to enhance the odds in the absence of increasing risk.
The Asian system, unlike the European, is more complex, as it implies rates with fractional numbers, for example, 0,25; 0,5; 1,5. They give the possibility of obtaining a handicap of a quarter, half and one and a half goals, respectively.
Another difference is the possibility of a zero handicap. Another name – “Draw. No bet”. Explain with an example of play of the two teams – «Green t-shirt” and “White shoes". If a zero rate is made for "Green tee", then she wins, if this team will win. If the players play a draw, the bet will be returned. If you win "White shoes" - the bet will be lost.
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