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probability

prob·a·bil·i·ty
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [prob-uh-bil-i-tee]
    • /ˌprɒb əˈbɪl ɪ ti/
    • /ˌprɒb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prob-uh-bil-i-tee]
    • /ˌprɒb əˈbɪl ɪ ti/

Definitions of probability word

  • noun plural probability the quality or fact of being probable. 1
  • noun plural probability a strong likelihood or chance of something: The probability of the book's success makes us optimistic. 1
  • noun plural probability a probable event, circumstance, etc.: Our going to China is a probability. 1
  • noun plural probability Statistics. 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. the relative frequency with which an event occurs or is likely to occur. 1
  • idioms probability in all probability, very probably; quite likely: The factory will in all probability be relocated. 1
  • noun probability likelihood 1
See all 15 definitions of probability

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Origin of probability

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
From the Latin word probābilitās, dating back to 1545-55. See probable, -ity

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Parts of speech for Probability

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Probability

probability popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for probability

noun probability

  • aftereffect — The aftereffects of an event, experience, or substance are the conditions which result from it.
  • apriorism — the philosophical doctrine that there may be genuine knowledge independent of experience
  • contingency — A contingency is something that might happen in the future.
  • credibility — If someone or something has credibility, people believe in them and trust them.
  • danger — Danger is the possibility that someone may be harmed or killed.

adj probability

  • arithmetical — Arithmetical calculations, processes, or skills involve the addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of numbers.
  • demographic — Demographic means relating to or concerning demography.

adjective probability

  • numerical — of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.
All 33 Synonyms of probability

Antonyms for probability

noun probability

  • criterion — A criterion is a factor on which you judge or decide something.
  • impossibility — condition or quality of being impossible.
  • impracticability — The quality or condition of being impracticable.
  • improbability — the quality or condition of being improbable; unlikelihood.
All 4 Antonyms of probability

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Related words

  • conditional probability

    the probability of one event, A, occurring given that another, B, is already known to have occurred: written P(A|B) and equal to P(A and B)|P(B)

  • bayes' theorem

    the fundamental result which expresses the conditional probability P(E/A) of an event E given an event A as P(A/E).P(E)/P(A); more generally, where En is one of a set of values Ei which partition the sample space, P(En/A) = P(A/En)P(En)/Σ P(A/Ei)P(Ei). This enables prior estimates of probability to be continually revised in the light of observations

  • mathematical expectation

    Mathematics. the product of the probability of the occurrence of an event and the value associated with the occurrence of a given event.

  • probability density function

    a function of a continuous variable whose integral over a region gives the probability that a random variable falls within the region.

  • probability theory

    the theory of analyzing and making statements concerning the probability of the occurrence of uncertain events. Compare probability (def 4).

  • binomial distribution

    a statistical distribution giving the probability of obtaining a specified number of successes in a specified number of independent trials of an experiment with a constant probability of success in each. Symbol: Bi (n, p), where n is the number of trials and p the probability of success in each
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