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  • Probability is the measure of the likeliness that an event will occur. Probability is quantified as a number between 0 and 1 (where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty).
  • These concepts have been given an axiomatic mathematical formalization in probability theory (see probability axioms), which is used widely in such areas of study as mathematics, statistics, finance, gambling, science (in particular physics),
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    Definition of probability in English Dictionary

  • NounPLprobabilitiesPREpro-SUF-ability
    1. the state of being probable; likelihood.
      1. an event that is likely to occur.
        1. the relative likelihood of an event happening.
          1. (mathematics) a number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening.
          2. More Examples
            1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
              • It is now evident that our hyperensemble has the functional form of the entropic distribution, a probability of probabilities..
              • We constructed the direct probability input files by using the interpatch dispersal probabilities which were automatically generated by Conefor.
              • Bilateral inactivation of cholinergic BF neurons genetically targeted with archaerhodopsin prolonged SWS and decreased the probability of awakening from SWS in mice.
            2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
              • The existence of a solution to this problem is related to the notion of conglomerability, originally introduced by Dubins to study finitely additive conditional probability.
          • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
            1. Nouns
              • Countable nouns
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            Source: Wiktionary

            Meaning of probability for the defined word.

            Grammatically, this word "probability" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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