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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The no-cloning theorem has presented a major challenge for quantum researchers, who have sought to overcome it with solutions such as imperfect cloning and probabilistic cloning, which uses the broadcasting of mixed states.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
Companies that take advantage of this continuous learning will gain compounding advantages.
5 – Enterprises Will Demand Quantified Reliability Before Scaling AI Agents
Business-critical AI applications require precise, measurable accuracy, not probabilistic answers.
—Sridhar Ramaswamy, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
But combatting the threat is hard, especially given that most cheat detection is probabilistic.
—Jordan Himelfarb, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
This uncertainty arises because, with every query, the user is exploring the LLM’s complex, non-intuitive latent space in an undefined way, generating a probabilistic answer, based on knowledge derived from the training set that is also undefined for the user.
—Marcus Weldon, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
Companies that take advantage of this continuous learning will gain compounding advantages.
5 – Enterprises Will Demand Quantified Reliability Before Scaling AI Agents
Business-critical AI applications require precise, measurable accuracy, not probabilistic answers.
—Sridhar Ramaswamy, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
But combatting the threat is hard, especially given that most cheat detection is probabilistic.
—Jordan Himelfarb, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
This uncertainty arises because, with every query, the user is exploring the LLM’s complex, non-intuitive latent space in an undefined way, generating a probabilistic answer, based on knowledge derived from the training set that is also undefined for the user.
—Marcus Weldon, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Probabilistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probabilistic. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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