probability
English
Etymology
From Middle French probabilite, from Latin probabilitas (“probability, credibility”), from probabilis (“probable, credible”); see probable.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɹɑbəˈbɪlɪti/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹɒbəˈbɪlɪti/
- Hyphenation: prob‧a‧bil‧i‧ty
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Noun
probability (plural probabilities)
- the state of being probable; likelihood
- an event that is likely to occur
- the relative likelihood of an event happening
- (mathematics) a number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening
Derived terms
Derived terms
- conditional probability
- frequency probability
- joint probability
- propensity probability
Related terms
Translations
state of being probable; likelihood
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event that is likely to occur
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relative likelihood of an event happening
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mathematical probability
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See also
Further reading
- probability in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- probability in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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