Chance may refer to:

Mathematics

* In mathematics, likelihood of something (by way of the

likelihood function A likelihood function (often simply called the likelihood) measures how well a statistical model explains observed data by calculating the probability of seeing that data under different parameter values of the model. It is constructed from the ...

probability density function In probability theory, a probability density function (PDF), density function, or density of an absolutely continuous random variable, is a Function (mathematics), function whose value at any given sample (or point) in the sample space (the s ...

) * ''Chance'' (statistics magazine)

Places

* Chance, Kentucky, US *

Chance, Maryland Chance is a census-designated place (CDP) in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. The population was 377 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The community took its ...

, US * Chance, Oklahoma, US * Chance, South Dakota, US * Chance, Virginia, US *

Chancé Chancé (; ) is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Piré-Chancé.Chance (name), a given name and surname *

Chance the Rapper Chancelor Johnathan Bennett (born April 16, 1993), known professionally as Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, he released his debut mixtape '' 10 Day'' (2012) during one of his high school suspension ...

(born 1993), Chicago hip hop recording artist *

Kamal Givens Kamal Givens, born March 25 1981, also known as Chance, is an American reality television star and rapper. He is best known for his appearances on VH1's hit celebreality shows; ''I Love New York season 1, I Love Money season 1'' and for starri ...

or Chance (born 1981), American rapper and reality-show contestant *

Chancellor Chancellor () is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the (lattice work screens) of a basilica (court hall), which separa ...

, formerly Chance (born 1986), American singer-songwriter and record producer

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Chance'' (1984 film), a Russian science fiction comedy film * ''Chance'' (1990 film), an action film starring

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, also credited as Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (born September 4, 1953), is an American actor and singer. Best known for playing Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington in '' Welcome Back Kotter'' (1975–1979), he has also appeared i ...

and Dan Haggerty * ''Chance'' (2002 film), directed by and starring Amber Benson * ''Chance'' (2009 film), directed by

Abner Benaim Abner Benaim (born 1971) is a Panamanian film director, producer, screenwriter and plastic artist. Biography Benaim was born in Panama City in 1971. He studied International Relationships at University of Pennsylvania, United States. He then att ...

* ''Chance'' (2020 film), starring Matthew Modine * "Chance" (''Fear Itself''), a TV series episode * ''Chance'' (TV series), a 2016 American thriller/drama television series

Music

Groups and labels

Chance (band) Chance was an American country music group composed of Jeff Barosh (vocals, fiddle, steel guitar, sax, guitar), Mick Barosh (drums), John Buckley (guitar), Jon Mulligan (keyboards), and Billy Hafer (bass). The group recorded one album for Mercur ...

, an American country music group *

Chance Records Chance Records was a Chicago-based label founded in 1950 by Art Sheridan. It specialized in blues, jazz, doo-wop, and gospel. Among the acts who recorded for Chance were The Flamingos, The Moonglows, Homesick James, J. B. Hutto, Brother Joh ...

, an American record label

Albums

* ''Chance'' (Candi Staton album), 1979 * ''Chance'' (Manfred Mann's Earth Band album), 1980

Songs

* "Chance" (Act song), 1988 * "Chance" (Big Country song), 1983 * "Chance!" (Koharu Kusumi song), 2007 * "Chance" (Miho Komatsu song), 1998 * "Chance" (Savatage song), 1994 * "Chance" (Sylvie Vartan song), 1963 * "Chance", by DC Talk from '' Intermission: the Greatest Hits'', 2000 * "Chance" by Hayley Kiyoko from ''

Panorama A panorama (formed from Greek language, Greek πᾶν "all" + ὅραμα "view") is any Obtuse angle, wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography (panoramic photography), film, seismic image ...

'', 2022 * "Chance!", by Uverworld from '' Timeless'', 2006 * "Chance!", by

Yui Asaka is a Japanese singer, idol and actress. She debuted with the single "Natsu Shojo" in 1985 under Warner Music Japan, and made her acting debut with main role in the third series of '' Sukeban Deka'' in 1987. Biography Yui was born in Miyazaki, ...

, 1990 * "

A Chance "A Chance" is a song written by Dean Dillon and Royce Porter and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in September 1997 as the second single from Chesney's 1997 album ''I Will Stand''. The song reached number 1 ...

", by Kenny Chesney, 1997

Other arts and entertainment

* ''Chance'' (Conrad novel), a 1913 novel by Joseph Conrad * ''Chance'' (Parker novel), a 1996 novel by Robert B. Parker *

Chance (comics) Tatiana Caban Bethany Cabe Caber Caber is a character in Marvel Comics. Caber is one of the Celtic gods of Otherworld (Marvel Comics)#The island of Avalon and the Celtic Gods, Avalon, a warrior god. Caber is a friend of Leir (Marvel Comi ...

, two different characters from the Marvel Comics universe * Chance, a space in the game ''

Monopoly A monopoly (from Greek language, Greek and ) is a market in which one person or company is the only supplier of a particular good or service. A monopoly is characterized by a lack of economic Competition (economics), competition to produce ...

'' *

Life (video games) In video games, a life is a play-turn that a player character has, defined as the period between start and end of play. Lives refer to a finite number of tries before the game ends with a game over. Sometimes the euphemisms chance, try, rest and ...

, also sometimes called a chance

Other uses

Chance (philosophy) Indeterminism is the idea that events (or certain events, or events of certain types) are not caused, or are not caused deterministically. It is the opposite of determinism and related to chance. It is highly relevant to the philosophical pr ...

or indeterminism *

Chance (baseball) In baseball statistics, total chances (TC), also called ''chances offered'', represents the number of plays in which a defensive player has participated. It is the sum of putouts plus assists plus errors. ''Chances accepted'' refers to the total ...

, a defensive statistic * Chance (ship), a number of ships of this name * Chance, a Brahman bull that was cloned, producing Second Chance in 1999 *

Chance Brothers Chance Brothers and Company was an English glassworks originally based in Spon Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands (county), West Midlands (formerly in Staffordshire), in England. It was a leading glass manufacturer and a pioneer of British glassma ...

, English glass company *

Chance Rides Chance Rides is an American roller coaster and amusement ride manufacturer. Originally founded in 1961, the current company was formed on May 16, 2002, when the former Chance Industries Inc. emerged from bankruptcy. The main office and manufa ...

, American amusement park ride and roller coaster manufacturer *

Optima Bus Corporation Optima Bus, LLC, formerly Chance Coach Inc., was a brand of small transit buses manufactured by North American Bus Industries. It was established in 1976 in Wichita, Kansas. It was originally the trolley-replica and conventional bus production ...

, formerly Chance Coach, Inc.