dice

Also known as die, pair of dice

thumb|upright=1.1|Four traditional dice showing all six different sides. thumb|upright=1.1|Dice of different sizes being thrown in slow motion.

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Dice are small objects, typically cube-shaped with numbered sides, used to generate random results when thrown or rolled. They are important tools in games, gambling, and other activities where unpredictable outcomes are needed to determine what happens next.

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Image: Black Polyhedral Game Dice.jpg

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hashtag: Dice
Unicode character: ⚅
Commons category: Dice
Commons gallery: Dice by number of sides
Stack Exchange tag: math.stackexchange.com/tags/dice

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Contents

History
Etymology and terms
Use
Construction
Arrangement
Manufacturing
Unicode representation
Loaded dice
Variants
Polyhedral dice
Common variations
Rarer variations
Non-numeric dice
Alternatively-numbered dice
Spherical dice
Applications
Notation
Role-playing dice sets and percentile dice
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

thumb|upright=1.1|Four traditional dice showing all six different sides. thumb|upright=1.1|Dice of different sizes being thrown in slow motion.

A die (: dice, sometimes also used as ) is a small, throwable object with marked sides that can rest in multiple positions. Dice are used for generating random values, commonly as part of tabletop games, including dice games, board games, role-playing games, and games of chance.