Improbability

  • 11improbability — /im prob euh bil i tee, im prob /, n., pl. improbabilities for 2. 1. the quality or condition of being improbable; unlikelihood. 2. something improbable or unlikely. [1590 1600; IMPROBABLE + ITY] * * * …

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  • 12improbability — noun a) The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood. b) That which is improbable; an improbable event or result …

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  • 13improbability — Synonyms and related words: abnormality, anomaly, bare possibility, conversation piece, curio, curiosity, dark horse, exception, fighting chance, gambling chance, hardly a chance, hundred to one shot, inexpectance, inexpectancy, inexpectation,… …

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  • 14improbability — im·prob·a·bil·i·ty || ɪm‚prÉ‘bÉ™ bɪlÉ™tɪ / prÉ’b n. quality of being unlikely to happen, unlikelihood; something which will probably not happen …

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  • 15improbability — n. Unlikelihood …

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  • 16improbability — im·probability …

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  • 17improbability — /ɪmˌprɒbəˈbɪləti/ (say im.probuh biluhtee) noun (plural improbabilities) 1. the quality or fact of being improbable; unlikelihood. 2. something improbable or unlikely …

  • 18List of idioms of improbability — There are many idioms of improbability, used to denote that something is impossible or unlikely to occur.;Flying pig (main article) : A flying pig is a symbol of an impossible event coming to pass. The popular saying [it will happen] when pigs… …

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  • 19Improbabilities — Improbability Im*prob a*bil i*ty, n.; pl. {Improbabilities}. [Cf. F. improbabilit[ e].] The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood; also, that which is improbable; an improbable event or result. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20Technology in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — The fictional universe of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams is a galaxy spanning society of interacting extraterrestrial cultures, so the technological level in the series is highly advanced, though often unreliable.… …

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