Meaning & use
odd
Unusual, strange, or different from what is normal or expected.
See it in a sentence
There was something odd about the way he avoided answering the question.
It felt odd walking into the empty classroom after so many years.
A note on using this word
In mathematics, odd describes a whole number that cannot be divided evenly by two, such as three or seven.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Of a whole number, not exactly divisible by two.
Five and nine are both odd numbers, while four and eight are even.
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