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

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1. probability

   Synonyms:
   p value

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1. Vannevar Bush:

   If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get very far in our understanding of the physical world. One might as well attempt to grasp the game of poker entirely by the use of the mathematics of probability.

2. Ju Zhenhua/Xinhua:

   As far as I understand, this type of rocket adopts a special technical design, and the vast majority of the devices will be burnt up and destructed during the reentry process, which has a very low probability of causing harm to aviation activities and the ground.

3. E.W. Howe:

   A reasonable probability is the only certainty.

4. State John Kerry:

   Notwithstanding that, there is actually less threat and less probability of people dying in some sort of violent conflict today than at any time in human history.

5. Jeremy Farrar:

   It is possible that often mild symptoms, and probability of people being affected and infectious without experiencing symptoms, from this coronavirus may be masking the true numbers of people who have been infected, and the extent of person to person transmission.