probability

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   How likely it is that something will happen.

   There is a high probability of rain this afternoon.

2. 2
   noun

   A number between 0 and 1 that measures exactly how likely an event is.

   The probability of rolling a six on a fair die is one in six.

From Middle French probabilité, from Latin probābilitās (“probability, credibility”), from probābilis (“probable, credible”).

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