![]() Teams other than the front-running team have what is called an elimination number (or "tragic number") (often abbreviated E#). It could also be referred to as the "clinching number." Magic numbers are generally confined to sports where each game results in a win or a loss, but not a tie. It represents the total of additional wins by the front-running team or additional losses (or any combination thereof) by the rival teams after which it is mathematically impossible for the rival teams to capture the title in the remaining number of games (assuming some highly unlikely occurrence such as disqualification or expulsion from the competition or retroactive forfeiture of games does not occur). In certain sports, a magic number is a number used to indicate how close a front-running team is to clinching a division title and/or a playoff spot.
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