probabilificationn.
/ˌprɒbəˌbɪlᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌprɑbəˌbɪləfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ Philosophy.
The action or process of making something probable, or of assigning a probability to something.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > probability, likelihood > [noun] > rendering probable
probabilification1936
the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical truth > [noun] > terms relating to probability theory
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probabilification1936
1936 H. H. Price Truth & Corrigibility 9 It is probabilification which will chiefly concern us.
1949 W. Kneale Probability & Induction i. 11 Admittedly the notion of probabilification requires further elucidation.
1973 J. L. Mackie Truth, Probability & Paradox v. 213 Equivalent contraposition does not hold even for probabilification between propositions.
2000 Philos. Sci. 67 380 If only the direction of probabilification were important, both events would be equally well explained.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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