probability

prob·a·bil·i·ty

 (prŏb′ə-bĭl′ĭ-tē)

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, ranging from zero to one, expressing either the projected likelihood that a specific event will occur or the observed 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

(ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. the condition of being probable

2. an event or other thing that is probable

3. (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)

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prob•a•bil•i•ty

(ˌprɒb əˈbɪl ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. the quality or fact of being probable.

2. a probable event, circumstance, etc.

3. Statistics.

a. the relative possibility that an event will occur, as expressed by the ratio of the number of actual occurrences to the total number of possible occurrences.

b. the relative frequency with which an event occurs or is likely to occur.

Idioms:

in all probability, very probably; quite likely.

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prob·a·bil·i·ty

(prŏb′ə-bĭl′ĭ-tē)

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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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 There is a high probability of success.

2. chance, odds, possibility, likelihood the probability of life on other planets

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probability

noun

The likeliness of a given event occurring:

chance, likelihood, odds, possibility, prospect (used in plural).

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Translations

إحْتِمالإحْتِمال، حَدَثاِحْتِمَال

pravděpodobnostšancevyhlídka

sandsynlighed

Wahrscheinlichkeit

πιθανότητα

probabilidad

todennäköisyys

probabilité

vjerojatnost

líkindi, líkurlíkur, líkindi

probabilitàverosimiglianzaprobabilit...

見込み

개연성

waarschijnlijkheid

sannsynlighet

prawdopodobieństwo

probabilidade

вероятность

vyhliadka

verjetnost

sannolikhet

ความน่าจะเป็นไปได้

olasılık

xác suất

可能性可能的结果或有的事概率

probability

[ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ] N (also Math) → probabilidad f
the probability is that → es probable que ... + subjun
we calculated the probabilities of it happening → calculamos la probabilidad or las probabilidades de que ocurriera
in all probability he won't turn up → lo más probable es que no aparezca
there is little probability of anyone finding out → es muy poco probable que alguien se entere

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probability

[ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪti] n → probabilité 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 theoryprobability theory n → théorie f des probabilités

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probability

n → Wahrscheinlichkeit f; in all probability → aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach, höchstwahrscheinlich; the probability of something → die 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 leave → wahrscheinlich wird er weggehen

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probability

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

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probable

(ˈprobəbl) adjective

that may be expected to happen or be true; likely. the probable result; Such an event is possible but not probable. waarskynlik مُحْتَمَل вероятен provável pravděpodobný wahrscheinlich sandsynlig πιθανόςprobable tõenäoline محتمل todennäköinen probable מִסתַבֵּר संभवित valószínű bisa terjadi líklegur probabile ありそうな 있음직한 galimas, tikėtinas varbūtējs; iespējams mungkin waarschijnlijksannsynlig, ventetprawdopodobny احتمال provável probabil вероятный pravdepodobný verjeten verovatan sannolik, trolig ที่น่าจะเป็นไปได้ mümkün 很可能的 ймовірний; можливий ممکن الوقوع có thể 很可能的

ˈprobably adverb

I'll probably telephone you this evening. waarskynlik ربّما، من المُحْتَمَل навярно provavelmente pravděpodobně wahrscheinlich sandsynligt; sandsynligvis πιθανόν, ίσωςprobablemente tõenäoliselt احتمالاً؛ شاید todennäköisesti probablementכנראה संभवत valószínűleg mungkin líklega probabilmente たぶん 아마 tikriausiai iespējams barangkali waarschijnlijksannsynligvis, troligprawdopodobnie په احتمال سره provavelmente probabil вероятно pravdepodobne verjetno verovatno förmodligen บางที belki 很可能 ймовірно; можливо شايد có khả năng 很可能

probaˈbility – plural probaˈbilities – noun

1. the state or fact of being probable; likelihood. There isn't much probability of that happening. waarskynlikheid إحْتِمال вероятност probabilidade pravděpodobnost die Wahrscheinlichkeit sandsynlighed πιθανότηταprobabilidad tõenäosus احتمال todennäköisyys probabilitéהסתברות संभाव्यता, संभाविता valószínűség kemungkinan líkindi, líkur probabilità 見込み 개연성 tikimybë varbūtība; iespējamība kemungkinan waarschijnlijkheidsannsynlighetprawdopodobieństwo احتمال،ګمان probabilidade probabilitate вероятность pravdepodobnosť verjetnost verovatnoća sannolikhet ความน่าจะเป็นไปได้ olasılık 可能性 ймовірність امکان khả năng có thể xảy ra 可能性

2. an event, result etc that is probable. Let's consider the probabilities. dit wat waarskynlik is إحْتِمال، حَدَث вероятност probabilidade šance, vyhlídka die Wahrscheinlichkeit sandsynlighed πιθανότηταprobabilidad tõenäosus هر چیز محتمل todennäköinen seuraus probabilitéסבירות प्रायकिता esély kemungkinan líkur, líkindi probabilità おこりそうなこと 개연성 있는 사건 galimas atvejis varbūtība kemungkinan kansmulighetewentualność هر احتمالي شي probabilidade posibilitate вероятность nádej; vyhliadka verjetnost verovatnoća möjlighet สิ่งที่น่าจะเป็นไปได้ olasılık 或有的事，可能的結果 ймовірність ممکنہ واقعہ، نتيجہ kết quả có thể xảy ra 或有的事，可能的结果

in all probability

most probably; most likely. na alle waarskynlikheid على الأرْجَح، أغْلَب الظَّن най-вероятно com toda a probabilidade se vší pravděpodobností höchstwahrscheinlich højst sandsynligt κατά πάσα πιθανότητα, πιθανότατα con toda probabilidad kõige tõenäolisemalt به احتمال زیاد todennäköisesti selon toute probabilité קָרוֹב לְוָדַאי संभाव्यता nagy valószínűséggel mungkin sekali að öllum líkindum con tutta probabilità きっと 개연성이 높은 tikriausiai ļoti iespējams besar kemungkinan hoogstwaarschijnlijk etter all sannsynlighet, etter alt å dømme według wszelkiego prawdopodobieństwa په ډير احتمال سره com toda a probabilidade după toate probabilităţile по всей вероятности s najväčšou pravdepodobnosťou prav verjetno vrlo verovatno med all sannolikhet เป็นไปได้อย่างมาก büyük olasılıkla 很可能，十之八九 цілком імовірно انتہائي امکان کے ساتھ rất có thể 很可能，十之八九

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probability

→ اِحْتِمَال 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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prob·a·bil·i·ty

n. probabilidad, posibilidad.

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probability

n (pl -ties) probabilidad f

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