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elo¹

noun elos

  1. Synonym of Elo rating.

    Similar: Elo rating

Elo²

  • /ˈiːloʊ/
  • /ˈɛloʊ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hungarian Élő, from élő. As a rating system, named after its creator Arpad Elo (1903–1992).

proper noun

  1. A surname from Hungarian. In layman’s terms, any player with a higher Elo rating will have a better chance of winning a game of chess against an opponent with a lower Elo rating.

noun Elos · elo · ELO

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Elo rating
  2. broadly, proscribed, sometimes Rating, independent of the underlying algorithm used.

ELO³

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Electric Light Orchestra

noun ELOs

  1. alternative, proscribed Alternative form of Elo (rating system), based on a misinterpretation of "Elo" as an initialism.

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Chicago

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@misc{elo_2026,
  title = {elo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}