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Definition of probabilistic
1 : of or relating to probabilism
2 : of, relating to, or based on probability
probabilistically
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For example, what are the best ways to communicate our inherently probabilistic forecasts?
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This uncertainty and complexity in the severe weather forecast process is why SPC has been a leader in providing our forecasts in probabilistic formats.
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However, this was long before the development of Drake's Equation in 1961, which clarified and popularized the probabilistic case for alien life in broader culture.
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So far, the researchers have only produced a probabilistic argument, not a definitive proof.
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The numbers presented in their research are probabilistic.
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First Known Use of probabilistic
1864
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