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Recent Examples of conditional probability
His lasting contribution came posthumously, in a Royal Society paper on conditional probability.
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Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Fraud Detection As mentioned earlier, conditional probability allows firms to update risk assessments in real-time.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Thus was born, in these villages, the idea of conditional probabilities and, with it, the practice of conditional love.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024
The prosecutor’s fallacy emerges constantly in problems of conditional probability, leading us sirenlike towards precisely the wrong conclusions—and undetected, sends innocent people to jail.
—David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
The Goldman team sees a 30% probability of entering a recession over the next year, up from 15% previously, and a 25% conditional probability of entering a recession in the second year if one is avoided in the first.
—Enda Curran, Fortune, 21 June 2022
Each term in the Drake equation sets the conditional probability of the term that comes after.
—Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2021
To calculate the probability of the outcome resulting from any particular branch (a conditional probability), the probabilities of the sequence of events are multiplied.
—New York Times, 13 May 2020
Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Fraud Detection As mentioned earlier, conditional probability allows firms to update risk assessments in real-time.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Thus was born, in these villages, the idea of conditional probabilities and, with it, the practice of conditional love.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024
The prosecutor’s fallacy emerges constantly in problems of conditional probability, leading us sirenlike towards precisely the wrong conclusions—and undetected, sends innocent people to jail.
—David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
The Goldman team sees a 30% probability of entering a recession over the next year, up from 15% previously, and a 25% conditional probability of entering a recession in the second year if one is avoided in the first.
—Enda Curran, Fortune, 21 June 2022
Each term in the Drake equation sets the conditional probability of the term that comes after.
—Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2021
To calculate the probability of the outcome resulting from any particular branch (a conditional probability), the probabilities of the sequence of events are multiplied.
—New York Times, 13 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conditional probability
Noun
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Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Packer ham has some of the bottom trimmed for easier shipping and a higher percentage of center cuts slices.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
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This easing inflation data brings the Federal Reserve closer to a potential rate cut in September, with the market probability of such a cut now significantly high.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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While compelling research supports matcha’s potential to aid in weight loss, it should still be viewed as playing a supporting role alongside a healthy lifestyle.—
Christina Manian,
Health,
18 Aug. 2025
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His form had been erratic in his time at Bournemouth, but, in the final months of last season, the wide player showed his potential.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani offered a different interpretation of the ongoing dilemma, saying that jury nullification is a real possibility, especially when politics is involved.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Its rivals, meanwhile, are circling its customers, and one is preparing for the possibility the budget travel icon shuts down altogether.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Conditional probability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conditional%20probability. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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