Chance may refer to:

Mathematics and Science

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

Likelihood function The likelihood function (often simply called the likelihood) represents the probability of random variable realizations conditional on particular values of the statistical parameters. Thus, when evaluated on a given sample, the likelihood funct ...

and/or

Probability density function In probability theory, a probability density function (PDF), or density of a continuous random variable, is a function whose value at any given sample (or point) in the sample space (the set of possible values taken by the random variable) c ...

). * ''Chance'' (statistics magazine)

Places

Chance, Kentucky Chance is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Its elevation is 1017 feet (310 m). References Further reading * Unincorporated communities in Adair County, Kentucky Unincorporated communi ...

, US * Chance, Maryland, US *

Chance, Oklahoma Chance is a census-designated place (CDP) in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. Within the Cherokee Nation, it was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in northern Adair County, along Chewey Road, which leads east to U ...

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

Chancé Chancé (; br, Kantieg) 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 Piré-Chancé (; br, Pereg-Kantieg) is a commune in the ...

, a commune in Brittany, France

People

Chance (name) Chance is a given name and a surname. The given name is of Middle English origin, meaning "good fortune". There are several variants. The surname is of Old French origin, from , also Middle English ''chea(u)nce'' (meaning "fortune", "luck"). The ol ...

, 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, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Chicago, Bennett released his debut mixtape ''10 Day'' in 2012. He ...

(born 1993), Chicago hip hop recording artist * Kamal Givens or Chance (born 1981), American rapper and reality-show contestant *

Chancellor Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...

, 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 (born September 4, 1953) is an American actor and singer. Best known for playing Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington in '' Welcome Back Kotter'' (1975–79), he has also appeared in a number of films and television shows, i ...

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

Abner Benaim Abner Benaim (Panamá, 1971) is a Panamanians, Panamanian film director, producer, screenwriter and plastic artist. Biography Benaim studied International Relationships at University of Pennsylvania, United States. He then attended Tel Aviv's Ca ...

* Chance (2019 film), an American computer-animated film * ''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 Mercury ...

, 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 John ...

, an American record label

Albums

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

Songs

* "Chance" (Act song) * "Chance" (Big Country song) * "Chance!" (Koharu Kusumi song) * "Chance" (Miho Komatsu song), 1998 * "Chance" (Sylvie Vartan song), 1963 * "Chance", by DC Talk from '' Intermission: the Greatest Hits'' * "Chance" (Savatage song) * "Chance!", by Uverworld from ''

Timeless Timeless (or atemporal) or timelessness (or atemporality) may refer to: * Agelessness, the condition of being unaffected by the passage of time * Akal (Sikh term), timelessness in Sikhism * Eternity, timeless existence or infinite duration * Immo ...

'' * "Chance!", by Yui Asaka * " A Chance", by Kenny Chesney * "Chance" by Hayley Kiyoko from ''

Panorama A panorama (formed from Greek πᾶν "all" + ὅραμα "view") is any wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography, film, seismic images, or 3D modeling. The word was originally coined in ...

'', 2022

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

Monopoly A monopoly (from Greek el, μόνος, mónos, single, alone, label=none and el, πωλεῖν, pōleîn, to sell, label=none), as described by Irving Fisher, is a market with the "absence of competition", creating a situation where a speci ...

'' *

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. It is sometimes called a chance, a try, rest ...

, also sometimes called a chance

Other uses

* Chance (philosophy) or indeterminism * Chance (baseball), a defensive statistic *

Chance (ship) Several vessels have been named ''Chance'': Mercantile vessels of the Age of Sail ''Chance'' (1786 ship) ''Chance'', a schooner of 39 tons ( bm), was launched in 1786 at St John's Newfoundland. She became a Liverpool-based slave ship in the triangu ...

, a number of ships of this name * Chance, a celebrity Brahman bull whose clone was named Second Chance *

Chance Brothers Chance Brothers and Company was a glassworks originally based in Spon Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands (formerly in Staffordshire), in England. It was a leading glass manufacturer and a pioneer of British glassmaking technology. The Chance f ...

, a glass company *

Chance Rides Chance Rides Manufacturing is a roller coaster and amusement ride manufacturer. The company was formed on May 16, 2002, when the former Chance Industries Inc. emerged from bankruptcy. The main office and manufacturing facility are located in Wich ...

, an 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 bus ...

, formerly Chance Coach, Inc.