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probabilistic

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prob·a·bil·is·tic  (prb-b-lstk)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or based on probabilism.
2. Of, based on, or affected by probability, randomness, or chance: "The Big Bang universe is . . . exemplified in the probabilistic and indeterminate interactions of the smallest known physical properties" (Frederick Turner).

proba·bil·isti·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.probabilistic - of or relating to the Roman Catholic philosophy of probabilism
2.probabilistic - of or relating to or based on probability; "probabilistic quantum theory"
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probabilistic [ˌprɒbəbəˈlɪstɪk] ADJprobabilístico
probabilistic
adj (esp Philos) → probabilistisch; these are all probabilistic modelsdies sind alles wahrscheinliche Modelle


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