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