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
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Opposites of probability
What does probability mean?2
noun
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”
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
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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