probability
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probabilities
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probabilities
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROBABILITY
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the chance that something will happen
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The probability [=likelihood] of an earthquake is low/high.
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There is a low/high probability that you will be chosen.
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There is some probability of rain tomorrow.
2
[singular]
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something that has a chance of happening
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With the dark clouds moving in, rain seems more like a probability than a possibility.
3
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a measure of how often a particular event will happen if something (such as tossing a coin) is done repeatedly
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The probability of a coin coming up heads is one out of every two tries.
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the laws of probability
in all probability
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almost certainly
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very likely
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In all probability, he will go home tomorrow.
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We will contact you, in all probability, next week.
