probability

Từ điển Collocation

probability noun

ADJ. high, real, strong There is a high probability that it will snow tonight. | greater, increased | low

QUANT. degree We can say with a high degree of probability that the poem was written by Shakespeare.

VERB + PROBABILITY have | increase | reduce | assess, calculate, judge

PREP. ~ of This surgical procedure has a high probability of success.

PHRASES in all probability In all probability she wouldn't come even if we invited her. | on a balance of probabilities The coroner thought that on the balance of probabilities, the pilot had suffered a stroke just before the crash.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • 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; chance

    the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5

  • the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event

    for a while mutiny seemed a probability

    going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost

Microsoft Computer Dictionary

n. The likelihood that an event will happen, which can often be estimated mathematically. In mathematics, statistics and probability theory are related fields. In computing, probability is used to determine the likelihood of failure or error in a system or device.

Bloomberg Financial Glossary

概率|机率概率，机率
The relative likelihood of a particular outcome among all possible outcomes.

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

probabilities
syn.: chance