possibleness, possibility - capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"

brass ring - a rich opportunity or a prize; "he missed the brass ring at the Miami convention"

day - a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"

clean slate, fresh start, tabula rasa - an opportunity to start over without prejudice

hearing, audience - an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"

hunting ground - a place where opportunities abound

occasion - an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"

opening - opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department"

room - opportunity for; "room for improvement"

say - the chance to speak; "let him have his say"

shot, crack - a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"

street - a situation offering opportunities; "he worked both sides of the street"; "cooperation is a two-way street"

throw - a single chance or instance; "he couldn't afford $50 a throw"

phenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

mischance, mishap, bad luck - an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"

even chance, toss-up, tossup - an unpredictable phenomenon; "it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose"

danger, risk, peril - a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"

quantity, amount, measure - how much there is of something that you can quantify

conditional probability, contingent probability - the probability that an event will occur given that oneor more other events have occurred

cross section - (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns

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; "the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling"

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 of exposure, risk - the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent

risk of infection, risk - the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred

hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

happen - chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"

attempt, essay, try, assay, seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

go for broke - risk everything in one big effort; "the cyclist went for broke at the end of the race"

luck it, luck through - act by relying on one's luck

unplanned - without apparent forethought or prompting or planning; "an unplanned economy"; "accepts an unplanned order"; "an unplanned pregnancy"; "unplanned remarks"