probability

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< Latin probabilitas (“‘probability, credibility’”) < probabilis (“‘probable, credible’”); see probable.

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probability (plural probabilities)

1. the state of being probable; likelihood
2. an event that is likely to occur
3. the relative likelihood of an event happening
4. (mathematics) a number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening

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• probable

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• odds
• possibility
• verisimilitude

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• probability in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• probability in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911