Synonyms for probability
ˌprɒb əˈbɪl ɪ tiprob·a·bil·i·ty

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1. probability

   Synonyms:
   likelihood, presumption, verisimilitude, chance, appearance

   Antonyms:
   unliklihood, improbability, impossibility, inconceivableness

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1. probability, chancenoun

   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

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

   Synonyms:
   luck, fortune, prospect, chance, opportunity, hazard

   Antonyms:
   improbableness, improbability

2. probabilitynoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   chance

   Antonyms:
   improbability, improbableness

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1. probabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   likelihood, presumption, appearance of truth, fair chance, favorable chance

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1. probabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   likelihood, verisimilitude, credibleness

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1. List of paraphrases for "probability":

   likelihood, probabilities, probabilistic, chance, possibility, likely, probable

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1. probability

   Synonyms:
   p value

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1. Mexican Finance Minister Luis Videgaray:

   Our opinion is that there's a low probability that we'll see a quick recovery in the export oil price, not in the next few weeks, nor even years.

2. Nikhil Batra:

   The NDAA is not really a reversal of the ZTE deal, but will in all probability prolong the ban-lifting process for ZTE.

3. Paul Prudhomme:

   We do need to consider this possibility as a low probability but high-impact scenario.

4. Jurgen Michels:

   Brexit is not a story for equities at the moment but that might change ... for sure the probability of Brexit has increased after the positioning of Boris Johnson.

5. Ohio Gov. John Kasich:

   This is a low probability event and I don’t see anything right now that indicates a high chance that it will change immediately. But a lot is happening.