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prob·a·bil·i·ty  (prb-bl-t)
n. pl. prob·a·bil·i·ties
1. The quality or condition of being probable; likelihood.
2. A probable situation, condition, or event: Her election is a clear probability.
3.
a. The likelihood that a given event will occur: little probability of rain tonight.
b. Statistics A number expressing the likelihood that a specific event will occur, expressed as the ratio of the number of actual occurrences to the number of possible occurrences.
Idiom:
in all probability
Most probably; very likely.

probability [ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. the condition of being probable
2. an event or other thing that is probable
3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics a measure or estimate of the degree of confidence one may have in the occurrence of an event, measured on a scale from zero (impossibility) to one (certainty). It may be defined as the proportion of favourable outcomes to the total number of possibilities if these are indifferent (mathematical probability), or the proportion observed in a sample (empirical probability), or the limit of this as the sample size tends to infinity (relative frequency), or by more subjective criteria (subjective probability)

probability  (prb-bl-t)
A number expressing the likelihood of the occurrence of a given event, especially a fraction expressing how many times the event will happen in a given number of tests or experiments. For example, when rolling a six-sided die, the probability of rolling a particular side is 1 in 6, or 1/6 .
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Noun1.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"
quantity, measure, amount - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
conditional probability, contingent probability - the probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred
cross section - (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
exceedance - (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time; "the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling"
fair chance, sporting chance - a reasonable probability of success
fat chance, slim chance - little or no chance of success
joint probability - the probability of two events occurring together
risk of exposure, risk - the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
risk of infection, risk - the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
2.probability - 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"
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
likelihood, likeliness - the probability of a specified outcome
improbability, improbableness - the quality of being improbable; "impossibility should never be confused with improbability"; "the improbability of such rare coincidences"

probability
noun
1. likelihood, prospect, chance, odds, expectation, liability, presumption, likeliness There is a high probability of success.
2. chance, odds, possibility, likelihood the probability of life on other planets
Translations
probability [ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ] N (also Math) → probabilidad f
the probability is thates probable que ... + subjun
we calculated the probabilities of it happeningcalculamos la probabilidad or las probabilidades de que ocurriera
in all probability he won't turn uplo más probable es que no aparezca
there is little probability of anyone finding outes muy poco probable que alguien se entere

probability [ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪti] nprobabilité f
the probability of sth → la probabilité de qch
the probability that ... → la probabilité que ...
the probability of sth happening → la probabilité que qch se produise
Without a transfusion, the victim's probability of dying was very high → Sans transfusion, la probabilité que la victime meure était très élevée.
the probability of being ... → la probabilité d'être ...
the probability is that ... → le plus probable est que ...
in all probability → selon toute probabilité probability theory
probability theory nthéorie f des probabilités

probability
nWahrscheinlichkeit f; in all probabilityaller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach, höchstwahrscheinlich; the probability of somethingdie Wahrscheinlichkeit einer Sache (gen); what’s the probability of that happening?wie groß ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass das geschieht?; the probability is that he will leavewahrscheinlich wird er weggehen

probability [ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ] nprobabilità f inv
in all probability → con ogni probabilità

probability احتمالية pravděpodobnost sandsynlighed Wahrscheinlichkeit πιθανότητα probabilidad todennäköisyys probabilité vjerojatnost probabilità 見込み 개연성 waarschijnlijkheid sannsynlighet prawdopodobieństwo probabilidade вероятность sannolikhet ความน่าจะเป็นไปได้ olasılık xác suất 概率


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