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Synonyms for probability
ˌprɒb əˈbɪl ɪ tiprob·a·bil·i·ty

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  1. probability

    Synonyms:
    likelihood, presumption, verisimilitude, chance, appearance

    Antonyms:
    unliklihood, improbability, impossibility, inconceivableness

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  1. probability, chancenoun

    a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

    "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"

    Synonyms:
    luck, fortune, prospect, chance, opportunity, hazard

    Antonyms:
    improbableness, improbability

  2. probabilitynoun

    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"

    Synonyms:
    chance

    Antonyms:
    improbability, improbableness

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  1. probabilitynoun

    Synonyms:
    likelihood, presumption, appearance of truth, fair chance, favorable chance

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  1. probabilitynoun

    Synonyms:
    likelihood, verisimilitude, credibleness

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  1. List of paraphrases for "probability":

    likelihood, probabilities, probabilistic, chance, possibility, likely, probable

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. probability

    Synonyms:
    p value

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#1358opportunity
#1481likely
#1885chance
#4175possibility
#4206luck
#4235appearance
#5099probability
#5816fortune
#7304hazard
#7939prospect
#9477likelihood
#10461probable
#16213probabilities
#20482presumption
#21353probabilistic
#130747verisimilitude

How to use probability in a sentence?

  1. Leonardo Correa:

    The probability of financial distress is now materially reduced after the recent developments at Usiminas.

  2. Lakshheish M Patel:

    Since the share price of Reliance is already at peak position, the probability of other companies shares going up is very low almost ZERO. Indicators suggest is to book loss and quit at this juncture

  3. Nayib Bukele:

    Sometimes what's recommended to the people is something different than what's recommended to the leaders, because I have been recommended to use hydroxychloroquine as a prophylaxis and the probability of this harming you is very low.

  4. Boris Johnson:

    The UK is attributing responsibility with a very high degree of probability to Iran for the Aramco attacks. We think it very likely indeed that Iran was indeed responsible, we will be working with our American friends and our European friends to construct a response that tries to deescalate tensions in the Gulf region.

  5. William Osler:

    Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.


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