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probability (enc)

Probability

Noun1.probability - a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; "what is the probability of rain?"; "we have a good chance of winning"
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
2.probability - the quality of being probable
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
likelihood, likeliness, odds - the probability of a specified outcome
improbability, improbableness - the quality of being improbable

 

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