probability | | |
n. (attribute) | 1. chance, probability | 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" |
| ~ quantity, measure, amount | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify. |
| ~ conditional probability, contingent probability | the probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred. |
| ~ cross section | (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns. |
| ~ exceedance | (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time.; "the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling" |
| ~ fair chance, sporting chance | a reasonable probability of success. |
| ~ fat chance, slim chance | little or no chance of success. |
| ~ joint probability | the probability of two events occurring together. |
| ~ risk of exposure, risk | the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent. |
| ~ risk of infection, risk | the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred. |
n. (attribute) | 2. probability | 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" |
| ~ quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone.; "the quality of mercy is not strained" |
| ~ likelihood, likeliness | the probability of a specified outcome. |
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