martingale

Etymology
, from, feminine form of , an inhabitant of , which is from. Alternatively from.

The meaning in gambling may come from an old usage of "à la martingale" to mean absurdly, foolishly.

Noun

 * 1) A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.
 * 2)  A spar, or piece of rigging that strengthens the bowsprit.
 * 3)  A stochastic process for which the  of future values given the sequence of all prior values is equal to the current value.
 * 4) A gambling strategy in which one doubles the stake after each loss.
 * 5)  A strap attached to the sword handle, preventing a sword being dropped if disarmed.
 * 1)  A strap attached to the sword handle, preventing a sword being dropped if disarmed.

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: martingal
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: martingaali
 * French:
 * German: Martingal
 * Hungarian: martingál
 * Irish: iall bhrád
 * Japanese:
 * Maori: mātinikera, mātini
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: martingal
 * Nynorsk: martingal
 * Polish: wytok
 * Portuguese: gamarra
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: gamarra


 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: vesiharus
 * French:


 * Catalan:
 * French:
 * Hungarian: martingál


 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 纜
 * French:

Verb

 * 1) To employ the martingale strategy in gambling.