Probability - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost
Extra examples
There is a low probability that you will be chosen.
There is some probability of rain tomorrow.
With the dark clouds moving in, rain seems more like a probability than a possibility.
The probability of a coin coming up heads is one out of every two tries.
His return to power was discussed openly as a probability.
There is not much probability of his retirement
There is little probability that he will succeed
There is a strong probability that the problem will recur if we do not solve it now
The probability of winning the lottery is really very low.
There's a high probability that the children will follow a different career.
There is a 95% probability that she will not have the disease.
You must decide whether, on the balance of probabilities, he committed the crime.
The probability is that smaller businesses will not have to pay the tax.
A peace agreement now seems a probability rather than a possibility.
What are our probabilities?
Word forms
singular: probability
plural: probabilities
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