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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.
621.
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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.
156.
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Dutch: waarschijnlijkheid, kans
Polish: prawdopodobieĊstwo
2 probability
The quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event.
Dutch: waarschijnlijkheid
Polish: prawdopodobieĊstwo
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