probability

Words with a similar base: probability

'probability'

[probability.n.01] 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

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Examples:
the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5

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'probability'

[probability.n.02] as in: the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event

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Examples:
for a while mutiny seemed a probability
going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost