probability as a noun: 1 2
probability chance amount measure quantity conditional probability contingent probability cross section exceedance fair chance sporting chance fat chance slim chance joint probability risk risk of exposure risk risk of infection jump to corresponding sense entry
probability noun
1 probability 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.
synonym: chance .
Roget 156 :chance ,
indetermination ,
accident ,
fortune ,
hazard ,
hap ,
haphazard ,
chance medley ,
random ,
luck ,
raccroc † ,
casualty ,
contingence ,
adventure ,
hit ;
fate
etc.
(necessity)
601 equal chance ;
lottery ;
tombola † ;
toss up
etc.
621 turn of the table ,
turn of the cards ;
hazard of the die ,
chapter of accidents ,
fickle finger of fate ;
cast of the dice ,
throw of the dice ;
heads or tails ,
flip of a coin ,
wheel of Fortune ;
sortes † ,
sortes Virgilianae † .
probability ,
possibility ,
odds ;
long odds ,
run of luck ;
accidentalness ;
main chance ,
odds on ,
favorable odds .
contingency ,
dependence
(uncertainty)
475 situation
(circumstance)
8 statistics ,
theory of Probabilities ,
theory of Chances ;
bookmaking ;
assurance ;
speculation ,
gaming
etc.
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Roget 472 :
probability ,
likelihood ;
credibleness † ;
likeliness
etc.
adj.;
vraisemblance [Fr.] ,
verisimilitude ,
plausibility ;
color ,
semblance ,
show of ;
presumption ;
presumptive evidence ,
circumstantial evidence ;
credibility .
reasonable chance ,
fair chance ,
good chance ,
favorable chance ,
reasonable prospect ,
fair prospect ,
good prospect ,
favorable prospect ;
prospect ,
wellgrounded hope ;
chance
etc.
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Dutch: waarschijnlijkheid, kans Polish: prawdopodobieństwo
2 probability The quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event.
Dutch: waarschijnlijkheid Polish: prawdopodobieństwo
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