Noun: probability `próbu'bilitee- A measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favourable cases to the whole number of cases possible
"the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"
- chance - The quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event
"for a while mutiny seemed a probability"; "going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost"
Derived forms: probabilities See also: probabilistic, probable Type of: amount, measure, quality, quantity Antonym: improbability Encyclopedia: Probability |