probability

[Prob`a*bilĀ·i*ty]

Probability has to do with how likely something is to happen. If there's a 50 50 chance, then the probability is 50%.

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The quality or state of being probable; appearance of reality or truth; reasonable ground of presumption; likelihood.

Noun
the quality of being probable

Noun
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; "what is the probability of rain?"; "we have a good chance of winning"


n.
The quality or state of being probable; appearance of reality or truth; reasonable ground of presumption; likelihood.

n.
That which is or appears probable; anything that has the appearance of reality or truth.

n.
Likelihood of the occurrence of any event in the doctrine of chances, or the ratio of the number of favorable chances to the whole number of chances, favorable and unfavorable. See 1st Chance, n., 5.


Probability

Prob`a*bil"i*ty, n.; pl. Probabilities . [L. probabilitas: cf. F. probabilit'82.] 1. The quality or state of being probable; appearance of reality or truth; reasonable ground of presumption; likelihood.
Probability is the appearance of the agreement or disagreement of two ideas, by the intervention of proofs whose connection is not constant, but appears for the most part to be so.
2. That which is or appears probable; anything that has the appearance of reality or truth.
The whole life of man is a perpetual comparison of evidence and balancing of probabilities.
We do not call for evidence till antecedent probabilities fail.
3. (Math.) Likelihood of the occurrence of any event in the doctrine of chances, or the ratio of the number of favorable chances to the whole number of chances, favorable and unfavorable. See 1st Chance, n., 5. Syn. -- Likeliness; credibleness; likelihood; chance.

The quality or state of being probable; appearance of reality or truth; reasonable ground of presumption; likelihood.

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Usage Examples

Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.

The vast majority of large scale change efforts fail. Which means that the probability that you have actually experienced a failure, and your people know that and are pessimistic, therefore, about trying something again, is very high.

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Other Usage Examples

The scientific imagination always restrains itself within the limits of probability.

Probability is expectation founded upon partial knowledge. A perfect acquaintance with all the circumstances affecting the occurrence of an event would change expectation into certainty, and leave nether room nor demand for a theory of probabilities.

What is being talked about now is the probability of the Sharon government launching an attack against Lebanon to eliminate the resistance of Hezbollah by using the American war against Iraq. But, of course, in this case, we will certainly fight with all our strength.

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