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  • 21probability — /prob euh bil i tee/, n., pl. probabilities. 1. the quality or fact of being probable. 2. a strong likelihood or chance of something: The probability of the book s success makes us optimistic. 3. a probable event, circumstance, etc.: Our going to …

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  • 22probability — prob|a|bil|i|ty [ ,prabə bıləti ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a measure of how likely something is to happen: probability of: We have to be prepared for the probability of a further fall in profits. probability that: There was a strong… …

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  • 23probability — n. in all probability * * * [ˌprɒbə bɪlɪtɪ] in all probability …

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  • 24probability — [ˌprɒbəˈbɪləti] noun 1) [singular/U] a measure of how likely something is to happen What is the probability of success?[/ex] 2) [C] something that is likely to happen or be true War is now a probability rather than a possibility.[/ex] • in all… …

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  • 25probability — /prɒbəˈbɪləti / (say probuh biluhtee) noun (plural probabilities) 1. the quality or fact of being probable. 2. a likelihood or chance of something: there is a probability of his coming. 3. a probable event, circumstance, etc.: to regard a thing… …

  • 26all */*/*/ — UK [ɔːl] / US [ɔl] adverb, determiner, preposition, pronoun Summary: All can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable or plural noun): They had given up all hope. ♦ All children deserve encouragement. as a… …

    English dictionary

  • 27probability — n. (pl. ies) 1 the state or condition of being probable. 2 the likelihood of something happening. 3 a probable or most probable event (the probability is that they will come). 4 Math. the extent to which an event is likely to occur, measured by… …

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  • 28probability — noun (plural probabilities) the extent to which something is probable. ↘a probable or most probable event. Phrases in all probability most probably …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 29probability — prob•a•bil•i•ty [[t]ˌprɒb əˈbɪl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the quality or fact of being probable 2) a probable event, circumstance, etc 3) sta Statistics. a) the relative possibility that an event will occur, as expressed by the ratio of the number …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30probability — Likelihood, but coupled with some uncertainty, of occurrence. To instruct the jury that they may act on probabilities means simply that they may act on less than convincing evidence, or without that moral certainty required by law. People v O… …

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