probability

1. A measure of how likely it is that some event will occur;
   A number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible (synset 105098974)
   "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"; "if that phone call is for me, chances are it's my wife"
   is a type of: amount, measure, quantity - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
   subtypes:

   • 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
2. The quality of being probable;
   A probable event or the most probable event (synset 104763427)
   "for a while mutiny seemed a probability"; "going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost"
   is a type of: quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
   subtypes: likelihood, likeliness - the probability of a specified outcome

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