as in odds
a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another
the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads 50 times in a row is not good
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Recent Examples of probabilities
Models reduce language to numerical probabilities.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The quantum probabilities bouncing around in your lap at the subatomic level.
—Bill Burnett, Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
One explanation is that the probabilities assigned to these shots miss some important details.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Dynamic decoding changes the probabilities based on the task at hand, without changing the model’s underlying weights.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Forecast models show high probabilities for wind gusts greater than 40 mph for the Cape and Islands and the coastal waters.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
People are taking enormous risks for small probabilities of enormous returns.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
This means that the probabilities for the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis remain completely unchanged by this suspicious draw.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
While the storm’s impact on the Kansas City metro is still uncertain, the probabilities of measurable snowfall have been increasing and shifting northward, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The quantum probabilities bouncing around in your lap at the subatomic level.
—Bill Burnett, Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
One explanation is that the probabilities assigned to these shots miss some important details.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Dynamic decoding changes the probabilities based on the task at hand, without changing the model’s underlying weights.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Forecast models show high probabilities for wind gusts greater than 40 mph for the Cape and Islands and the coastal waters.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
People are taking enormous risks for small probabilities of enormous returns.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
This means that the probabilities for the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis remain completely unchanged by this suspicious draw.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
While the storm’s impact on the Kansas City metro is still uncertain, the probabilities of measurable snowfall have been increasing and shifting northward, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for probabilities
Noun
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Continue reading … GROUNDED TRUTH – Puka Nacua plays coy on chances for Sydney Sweeney date after making play for her.—
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FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The scenes in the French capital are full of welcome color and life — everything from receptions in salons or at Versailles to a street carnival to a mermaid swimming in an aquarium — all chances to display sumptuous costumes by Corinne Bruand.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These new players were inhaling possibilities.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Outside, the agricultural heritage of the property continues to offer possibilities.—
Miriam Schwartz,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Probabilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probabilities. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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