Odd (Jan. 11)

When something seems out of the ordinary we might call it odd, but what is odd? The first memory you might have of odd comes from basic math where you learned about odd numbers. Simply put odd numbers are odd because they are not divisible by two evenly. The odd thing about calling odd numbers odd is that half of all number are odd. In this instance the term odd refers to more than something that just seems out of place but something that actually makes up half of its kind. So why is it that we call something odd when it seems out of place. Could it possibly be that there is more about the world that we do not understand and thus call something odd simply because we have not yet learned about that half of the world?