What does "By default" means?

Hi,

Here's a simple example.

Tom entered a race. His opponents never came to the race, so Tom won by default.

Best wishes, Clive

hi there thats a simple answer say ur in default with a finance company u sign a contract with them saying you will commit to doing something for them to the contract ends and of course that is paying them money weekly or fortnightly whatever to the money you borrowed is payed back. but if u fail to met the contracts obligations so if u fail to pay them back that means your in default meaning you

The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary defines this term with Pythagorean precision:

by default

1 a game or competition can be won by default if there are no other people, teams, etc. taking part. He became world champion in 2007 by default.

2 if something happens by default, it happens because you have not made any other decision or choices which would

Hullo n hi I would like to ask "if I do something without full intension but it finally gets through" example I throw a stone with no intesion of hitting a mango but it finally hits one

Hi,

That's not a situation where I'd use the word 'default'. I'd talk about 'an accident'.


Clive

it means, Failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, it means they didnt do what they was told to do, basicly,

Hello.
Seirawan wrote in Play Winning Chess:
"You are fighting a battle on mars.If your forces are still on earth, you can expect to lose the battle by default."

What does by default mean here?

Sorry, but sounds as if you explain by default by by default!