High EV?

Patrick Bateman · #1 06-06-2006, 08:59 AM

Hi all.

Quick question: Is "High EV" like +EV correct terminology? Can you say there are High EV games for example?

_TKO_ · #2 06-06-2006, 11:14 AM

I would use either of these two:
"There are highly profitable games."
"There are games with a high EV."

I don't think it makes a big deal, though, unless you are writing a book, article, or essay.

Patrick Bateman · #3 06-06-2006, 11:27 AM

Thanks for the reply. I am wrinting an article, so I would really like to know if it is correct terminology.

_TKO_ · #4 06-06-2006, 11:35 AM

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Thinking about it some more, I think "large EV" is better than "high EV". If you post the phrase in question, perhaps I can help out (I'm a grammar freak). Feel free to PM me.

Patrick Bateman · #5 06-06-2006, 02:07 PM

I'll send you a PM.

thelyingthief · #6 06-10-2006, 12:19 PM

I disagree with TKO.

The term +EV is pseudo mathematical, and originated in a nerd coven meeting to design nuclear discomforts somewhere in Arizona in 1984. Taking a look at a graph (which nerds consult when they want to know if their left hand knoweth not their right, and so on), any + value is described as "high up" on the y axis, or "far out" on the x.

No one ever says, "Large up on the y axis".

At least, and survive intact the pencils darting at them from outraged nerds--they're very wicked in that there coven.

AaronBrown · #7 06-10-2006, 01:30 PM

I also don't like "high EV" but for a different reason. "High expectations" means something in English, it's a common phrase. "Expected" value is a technical term in which expected has nothing to do with it's normal English meaning. So mixing the two senses is confusing.

"Positive" expected value clearly refers to the technical sense, while "high" expectations clearly takes the English meaning.