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

Early Apollo probabilistic assessments put loss-of-crew (LOC) chances around 1 in 10 for lunar missions. —Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026

Games of chance are considered humanity’s earliest structured engagement with the idea of randomness, the intellectual precursor to probabilistic thinking. —Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026

This description recalls what leadership expert Jason Wild previously told Fortune about how AI tools are probabilistic, befuddling managers everywhere. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026

The science of context engineering is building non-deterministic systems and still getting meaningful work done—and doing it with a probabilistic sense, but not a deterministic sense. —Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 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