Chance Agreement
/ˈtʃæns əˈɡriːmənt/
Definitions
- (n.) An agreement or concordance between parties or raters that can be attributed to random chance rather than intentional or substantive agreement.
The statistical analysis revealed a high level of chance agreement between the two reviewers, indicating little true consensus.
Forms
- chance agreements
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Commentary
Chance agreement is often quantified in legal research or dispute contexts to distinguish true agreement from coincidental concordance, especially in evidentiary or evaluative settings.
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