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as in likelihood
the quality or state of being likely to occur
the plot of the movie thriller was exciting and surprising but woefully lacking in probability
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as in odds
a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another
the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads 50 times in a row is not good
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Recent Examples of probability
The team deliberately used conservative assumptions, meaning the real probability could be even lower.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
Markets are assigning a near 100% probability that the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee will remain on hold.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
The crisis of missing Black children Our original data analysis suggests that the probability of Black children going missing is three times that of white children.
—Itay Ravid, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
Jennifer Wilson, a mathematician at the New School, who uses similar probability models to analyze voting methods, finds the result pleasing.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
Markets are assigning a near 100% probability that the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee will remain on hold.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
The crisis of missing Black children Our original data analysis suggests that the probability of Black children going missing is three times that of white children.
—Itay Ravid, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
Jennifer Wilson, a mathematician at the New School, who uses similar probability models to analyze voting methods, finds the result pleasing.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for probability
likelihood
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Other provisions require federal agencies to report the job effects of AI, and for the Department of Energy to collect data on the likelihood of adverse AI incidents.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Further, there’s a very high likelihood that if Iran acquired nuclear weapons, Saudi Arabia and other regional powers would follow soon after.—
Chuck DeVore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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