a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
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probability::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chance |
| Type of | amount, quantity, measure |
| Has types | cross section, exceedance, fair chance, fat chance, joint probability, sporting chance, conditional probability, contingent probability, risk of exposure, risk of infection, slim chance, risk |
| Derivation | probabilistic, probable |
the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5.
probability::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | quality |
| Has types | likeliness, likelihood |
| Derivation | probabilistic, probable |
for a while mutiny seemed a probability.
going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost.
Examples of probability
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The idea was that all uncertainty could be reduced to probability distributions.
From the businessweek.com
The probability that a flood will occur in any one year is thus about 2 percent.
From the dailyherald.com
The titles higher up have higher probability of being recalled by me in a flash.
From the economist.com
Merkel's scientific sense of probability and rationality was shaken to the core.
From the guardian.co.uk
The circus will most likely in all probability be here for many decades to come.
From the orlandosentinel.com
There were 12% more matches than was expected based on the probability estimate.
From the sciencedaily.com
Balances are written off when the probability of recovery is assessed as remote.
From the hemscott.com
You calculate the probability and financial impact of illness and property loss.
From the forbes.com
Each data point represents the escape probability during a period of ten trials.
From the nature.com
- A measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"
- The quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event; "for a while mutiny seemed a probability"; "going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost"
- (probable) an applicant likely to be chosen
- (probable) apparently destined; "the probable consequences of going ahead with the scheme"
- Probability is a way of expressing knowledge or belief that an event will occur or has occurred. The concept has been given an exact mathematical meaning in probability theory, which is used extensively in such areas of study as mathematics, statistics, finance, gambling, science, and philosophy ...
- Probabilism, in Catholic moral theology, provides a way of answering the question about what to do when one does not know what to do. Probabilism proposes that one can follow a probable opinion regarding whether an act may be performed morally, even though the opposite opinion is more probable. ...
- The state of being probable; likelihood; an event that is likely to occur; the relative likelihood of an event happening; a number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening
- (Probabilities) The range of potential future events. At any given moment, a possible future event can be described as having a certain percentage probability, e.g., a thirty-seven percent probability. As people continue to exercise their free will and make choices, that percentage can change.
- (Probable) Something that is likely to exist, occur, or be true, although evidence is insufficient to prove or predict it with certainty.
