Meaning & use
probability
The likelihood that a particular event will occur, often expressed as a number or percentage.
See it in a sentence
The probability of rain tomorrow is fairly high according to the forecast.
Students calculated the probability of drawing a red card from the deck.
A note on using this word
In mathematics, probability is expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 1 means certainty.
Words with a similar meaning
likelihoodchance
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Words with an opposite meaning
impossibility
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