| NOUN | attribute | probability, chance | a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur |
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| attribute | probability | the quality of being probable |
| Sounds | praa.bahbih'lahtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Example | "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5" | |
| Synonym | chance | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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, risk of exposure | The probability of being exposed to an infectious agent | |
| risk, risk of infection | The probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred | |
| Broader | measure, quantity, amount | How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
| Spanish | probabilidad | |
| Catalan | probabilitat | |
| Adjectives | probabilistic | of or relating to or based on probability |
| probable | likely but not certain to be or become true or real | |
| Meaning | The quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event. | |
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| Narrower | likelihood, likeliness | The probability of a specified outcome |
| Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
| Opposite | improbability, improbableness | The quality of being improbable |
| Spanish | probabilidad | |
| Catalan | probabilitat | |
| Adjectives | probabilistic | of or relating to or based on probability |
| probable | apparently destined | |
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