Probability Definition
probability
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Etymology
< Latin probabilitas (“probability, credibility”) < probabilis (“probable, credible”); see probable.
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Noun
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- the state of being probable; likelihood
- an event that is likely to occur
- the relative likelihood of an event happening
- (mathematics) a number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening
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External links
- probability in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- probability in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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