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Victory and defeat hang in the balance. The balance in this expression is that weighing instrument that a statue of Justice is holding.

enoonVictory and defeat hang in the balance. The balance in this expression is that weighing instrument that a statue of Justice is holding.

means their probability is equal?

What about they are balanced?

soheil1It means their probability is equal?

Please write in complete sentences. No, it does not mean they are equal. It means that as the scales tip one way, victory, and the other, defeat. The slightest change in the situation will win or lose the game for a player.

soheil1What about

soheil1'victory and defeat hang in the balance'

It means that we are in suspense, anticipating something to happen that will make the end result a victory or defeat.

For example:
The reinforcements came just in time, tipping the scales to victory.
The general's horse

So it means that victory or balance have the same weight?

soheil1So it means that victory or balance have the same weight?

No

soheil1'victory or defeat hang in the balance'

This is a metaphor. The "balance" is a scale. Imagine that two possible outcomes (victory, defeat) are in this balance, victory on one side, and defeat on the other. There can be only ONE result. Fate, chance, luck, or blind justice will decide which one. But right now, they are (hanging) in the balance. No one