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
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This contrasts with probabilistic data, which extrapolates consumer interests from their other actions.
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Geoffroy Martin, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
For newer designs, especially a liquid metal design (using 50-year-old designs for the reactor core and vessel) championed by Bill Gates, safety could be based on probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) models and common-sense engineering.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
The essence of successful forecasting, Tetlock decided, was combining multiple maps with good decision rules for choosing among them—which meant incorporating the two basic approaches to prediction, scenario planning and probabilistic forecasting, into a unified framework.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021
The ultimate import of much of this work is that humans are themselves randomly fluctuating particles whose behavior, in aggregate, can be forecast by probabilistic methods.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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Geoffroy Martin, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
For newer designs, especially a liquid metal design (using 50-year-old designs for the reactor core and vessel) championed by Bill Gates, safety could be based on probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) models and common-sense engineering.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
The essence of successful forecasting, Tetlock decided, was combining multiple maps with good decision rules for choosing among them—which meant incorporating the two basic approaches to prediction, scenario planning and probabilistic forecasting, into a unified framework.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021
The ultimate import of much of this work is that humans are themselves randomly fluctuating particles whose behavior, in aggregate, can be forecast by probabilistic methods.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Probabilistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probabilistic. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
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