Flip a Coin

Coin flipping

Coin flipping, coin tossing, or heads or tails involves launching a coin in the air and then checking which side is showing once it has landed, in order to randomly choose between two alternatives. It is a form of sortition which inherently has two possible outcomes. Used in such a fashion, the coin serves as a binary lot.

Coin

A coin is a small object, usually round and flat, used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order to facilitate trade. They are most often issued by a government. Coins often have images, numerals, or text on them. The faces of coins or medals are sometimes called the obverse and the reverse, referring to the front and back sides, respectively. The obverse of a coin is commonly called heads, because it often depicts the head of a prominent person, and the reverse is known as tails.

flip

Noun

1. A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
2. A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.

Verb

1. To throw so as to turn over.
2. To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.

coin

Noun

1. A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
2. A token used in a special establishment like a casino.

Verb

1. To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal.
2. To make or fabricate (especially a word or phrase).