probability

Definition

  • noun: the chance that something will happen
  • noun: the quality or state of being 'probable'
  • synonyms: likeliness, chance, credibleness

Examples

  • With the dark clouds moving in, rain seems more like a 'probability' than a possibility.

  • The 'probability' of a coin coming up heads is one out of every two tries.

  • The 'probability' [='likelihood'] of an earthquake is low/high.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) And nobody believed her. Not even me. We gotta get her out of there. - Negative. The T-'s highest probability for success will be to copy her and wait for you to make contact. Great. What happens to her? The subject being copied is terminated. (..)
    1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day