big win

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big win

n.
1. [common] Major success.
2. [MIT] Serendipity. "Yes, those two physicists discovered high-temperature superconductivity in a batch of ceramic that had been prepared incorrectly according to their experimental schedule. Small mistake; big win!" See win big.

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big win definition

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An MIT term for a Good Thing or a lucky accident.
[Jargon File]
(1996-03-06)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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