probability (redirected from probabilities)

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.

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probability

Noun

pl -ties

1. the condition of being probable

2. an event or other thing that is likely to happen or be true

3. Statistics a measure of the likelihood of an event happening

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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 .

Thesaurus

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" chance 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"

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probability

noun 1. likelihood, prospect, chance, odds, expectation, liability, presumption, likeliness

2. chance, odds, possibility, likelihood

Translations

probability [prɔbəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → probabilidad f;

in all probability → lo más probable

probability [prɔbəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → probabilité f;

in all probability → très probablement

probability [prɔbəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → Wahrscheinlichkeit f;

in all probability → aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach

probability [prɔbəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → probabilità f inv;

in all probability → con ogni probabilità