probability
Noun
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is a type of: amount, measure, quantity - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantifysubtypes:
- conditional probability, contingent probability - the probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred
- cross section - (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
- exceedance - (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time
- fair chance, sporting chance - a reasonable probability of success
- fat chance, slim chance - little or no chance of success
- joint probability - the probability of two events occurring together
- risk, risk of exposure - the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
- risk, risk of infection - the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
same as: chance -
is a type of: quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someonesubtypes: likelihood, likeliness - the probability of a specified outcome
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