What is dice?

Dice

A die (plural dice, from French dé, from Latin datum "something which is given or played") is a small throwable object with multiple resting positions, used for generating random numbers. This makes dice suitable as gambling devices for games like craps, or for use in non-gambling tabletop games.

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Famous quotes containing the word dice:

    “When God throws the dice are loaded.”
    —Greek proverb.

    “God’s dice always have a lucky roll.”
    —Sophocles (497–406/5 B.C.)

    “Often beneath the wave, wide from this ledge
    The dice of drowned men’s bones he saw bequeath
    An embassy.”
    —Hart Crane (1899–1932)