probability

6 definitions • 10 examples

the level of possibility of something happening or being true:

What is the probability of winning?

The probability of getting all the answers correct is about one in ten.

There's a high/strong probability (that) (= it is very likely that) she'll be here.

Until yesterday, the project was just a possibility, but now it has become a real probability (= it is likely to happen).

used to mean that something is very likely:

She will, in all probability, have left before we arrive.

a number that represents how likely it is that a particular thing will happen

Probability is the study of the mathematics of calculating the likelihood that particular events will happen.

the likelihood of something happening or being true:

[ C ] There’s a higher probability of now having a state income tax (= the tax is more likely now).

In all probability he would never see her again (= very likely he would not see her again).

the level of possibility that something will happen or is true:

high/low/strong probability There is a strong probability that the country will fall into recession again.

probability of sth Spam filters calculate the probability of a message being spam.

assess/calculate/estimate the probabilities They also estimated the probabilities of dividend increases and decreases under certain circumstances.