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probability

/ˌpɹɑ.bəˈbɪl.ə.ti/noun5 syllables

Probability means: 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.

Synonyms for probability5

noun, as in 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

also used for probability

likelihood, likeliness, probableness, probality

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Opposites of probability

improbability

What does probability mean?2

noun

1

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”

2

the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event“for a while mutiny seemed a probability”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with probability?25

four syllables

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Probability in a sentence

  • In all probability, the money will not be paid.CM
  • In all probability, we shall arrive before them.voxbubnya
  • In all probability, no language is completely free of borrowed words.CM
  • According to all probability, no language is totally free of loan words.Eldad
  • When two dice are thrown, what's the probability of getting a seven?CK
  • In all probability, we'll arrive before they do.CK
  • When two dice are rolled, what's the probability of getting a seven?CK
  • The longer a sentence, the lower the probability that anyone will read it.sundown

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Forms of probability

as a noun

plural
probabilities