big win

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big win

<jargon> An MIT term for a Good Thing or a lucky accident. [Jargon File]

(1996-03-06)

The Jargon File

big win n.

1.[common] Major success.

2.[MIT] Serendipity. “Yes, those two physicists discovered high-temperature superconductivity in a batch of ceramic that had been prepared incorrectly according to their experimental schedule. Small mistake; big win!” See win big.