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It is called a seed because of the analogy with plants where the seed might grow into a top rank at the end of that tournament, or the seed might instead wither away. Players/teams are 'planted' into the bracket in a manner that is typically intended so that the best don't meet until later in the competition.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoA seed is a preliminary ranking that can be used in arranging a sports tournament. It is called a seed because of the analogy with plants where the seed might grow into a top rank at the end of that tournament, or might instead wither away. Players/teams are 'planted' into the bracket in a manner that is typically intended so that the best don't meet until later in the competition. The term 'seed' was first used in tennis and is based on the idea of laying out a tournament ladder by arranging slips of paper with the names of players on them the way seeds or seedlings are arranged in a garden: smaller plants up front, larger ones behind.
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∙ 15y agoIt derives from tennis and was formed from the notion of "spreading" certain players' names so as to insure they will not meet early in a tournament.
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∙ 14y ago"Seed" does not come fro mthe nFL.
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What sport does the word slapshot come from?
Slapshot is a term used in the sport of ice hockey.
Where did the word sport come from?
From the word desport which means: pastime, recreation, pleasure.
What language is the word sport come from?
it is come from french of yore where it was earlier disport or desport
What is answer for word ladder come together change first and last letters of seed?
meet
Were do seed come from?
anything that has seed in it
What is another word for come together if you change the first and last letters of seed?
meet is the answer to your word ladder or watever ur doing
Where does the surname Rodger come from?
The name Rodger comes from the latin word Rojhar which means "Bad Seed"
What is the Latin word for seed?
Believe it or not, the latin word for seed is semen.
What is a seed leave?
first leaves that come out of the seed
WHAT IS SEED LEAVES?
first leaves that come out of the seed
Where did the word cocoon come from?
There is an old French word 'coque' meaning a shell, derived from Latin 'coccum' and Greek 'kokkos' both meaning a berry or seed
How many syllables in the word seed?
Seed is monosyllabic.
