noun
probability
prah-buh-BIL-uh-tee/ˌprɑːbəˈbɪləti/
The likelihood that something will happen or be true.
The spinner's seven blue sections give blue a high probability.
Etymology
The testing root developed through the idea of something provable or credible. Probability names the quality of being credible or likely, rather than a guarantee that something is true.
In context
the prior probability of that hypothesis itself and then you have the likelihood of the evidence if hypothesis is true
More examples
- The probability of rain increased.
- They compared the probabilities of different outcomes.
- In all probability, the train will arrive late.
Forms
probability · probabilities
probable adjective — likely to happen or be true
Similar words
- likelihood
- The ordinary equivalent, often less numerical.
- possibility
- Says something can happen without measuring how likely it is.