probabilistic

adjective

prob·​a·​bi·​lis·​tic ˌprä-bə-bə-ˈli-stik 

1

: of or relating to probabilism

2

: of, relating to, or based on probability

probabilistically

ˌprä-bə-bə-ˈli-sti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of probabilistic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Organizations are using probabilistic models to repeatedly make decisions that are already known. — Giles Whiting, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

His idea, essentially, was that probabilistic outcomes — in fields as different as neuroscience and economics — can interfere with themselves like quantum states in superposition. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026

An important distinction to remember with AI is that its results are probabilistic, as opposed to being deterministic that can make guarantees, Zammit said. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Instead, generative AI is stringing words together in a probabilistic way that closely resembles human writing. — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for probabilistic

• anachronistic
• animalistic
• antagonistic
• antiphlogistic
• behavioristic
• cannibalistic
• capitalistic
• characteristic
• collectivistic
• deterministic
• ethnolinguistic
• expressionistic