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单词 probability
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Definition of probability in English:

probability

nounPlural probabilities prɒbəˈbɪlɪtiˌprɑbəˈbɪlədi
mass noun
  • 1The quality or state of being probable; the extent to which something is likely to happen or be the case.

    the rain will make the probability of a postponement even greater

    下雨使他们到来的可能性变得更大。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The laws of probability say it cannot happen but Maine Road is still too fresh in the minds of Minstermen everywhere for it to be ignored just yet.
    • The probability of that happening is probably somewhat lower than a conventional attack.
    • Not only that but it has the same probability of happening as you buying two winning lottery tickets in one week.
    • They will continue to kidnap because probability shows that the chance of being caught and prosecuted in Trinidad is slim.
    • The probability of transformation is framed entirely in terms of the quality of the commodity.
    • The judge was entitled to conclude that the patentees had lost a chance of making sales to those buyers - no doubt a chance of differing probability in each case.
    • The probability of this convergence happening by chance tends to zero as the number of experimental procedures increases.
    • As in most of genetics, breeding good hips is largely a matter of chance, or probability.
    • For these reasons he also believes that the depression would have on the balance of probability been likely to occur in any case, although later.
    • This provides increasing probability of recombination and hence increased mapping resolution.
    • He then shows how belief arises with both chance and probability.
    • I resonate with your point that probability balances out luck as more games are played.
    • He agreed with the coroner that on the balance of probability it was likely someone else had been in the graveyard when the stone fell on Adam.
    • It shows the extent to which this probability would increase with lower, and decrease with higher, screening costs.
    • In terms of probability, the chance of recombination increases with increase in length of the chromosome arm.
    • It is a known and foreseeable hazard and has high probability.
    • Simply put, the larger the number of plays, the more likely that the fixed probability will catch up with the player.
    • It's all in the hands of fate and probability, which our very educational maths classes taught us how to calculate.
    • He said, ‘In probability it would have happened, so you did it’, and that was it.
    • This step examines each hazard in terms of probability and severity to determine what the level of risk is when you're exposed to the hazard.
    • By the same laws of probability, the chances that a random bus will spontaneously explode for no reason are slim to none.
    • This holds provided that the initial probability of the hypothesis in relation to the background knowledge or belief is not zero.
    Synonyms
    likelihood, likeliness, prospect, expectation, chance, chances, odds, possibility
    1. 1.1count noun A probable or the most probable event.
      for a time revolution was a strong probability

      革命曾经是很可能的事。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Anyway, there are two probabilities for what could happen between now and polling day.
      • Give us some sense about the probabilities that you are talking about here and what you are looking for.
      • If she is young and attractive, the court may consider her remarriage to be a strong probability.
      • This is only one of the probabilities for us now as we appear to be approaching the predicted end-game.
      • By ‘it is clear’, I mean that the facts establish this as a strong probability.
      • The common scenarios in general practice all involve weighing up probabilities and accepting varying degrees of uncertainty.
      • The chance that the recent combination of financial events would coincide was a low probability.
      • The tribunal has established as a probability that the infection was caused by the Armour product.
      Synonyms
      probable event, prospect, possibility, good/fair/reasonable bet
    2. 1.2Mathematics The extent to which an event is likely to occur, measured by the ratio of the favourable cases to the whole number of cases possible.
      〔数〕概率
      the area under the curve represents probability

      曲线以下的部分代表概率。

      count noun a probability of 0.5

      0.5的概率。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • In the field of mathematics he worked on probability, recurring decimals and the theory of equations.
      • An event which will definitely occur has probability 1, and everything else is somewhere in between.
      • The probability of an event is the ratio of the favorable outcomes to the possible outcomes.
      • When there are twice as many attackers as defenders, the winning probability exceeds 80 percent.
      • Among seven people, there is about a 60 percent probability that two will have birthdays within a week of each other.

Phrases

  • in all probability

    • Used to convey that something is very likely.

      多半,很有可能;十有八九

      he would in all probability make himself known

      他十有八九会使自己为人所知。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Women with low BMI value and anaemia in the reproductive age will, in all probability, have low birth weight infants.
      • The results are not only statistically significant, but in all probability clinically significant.
      • There is no need to ask to see the official personally and to take up his time in this way; if appropriate, he will send a message of thanks at a later date, in all probability.
      • The situation will, in all probability, be aggravated by the summer season, which threatens to be severe this time.
      • I have never hunted, and in all probability will never hunt.
      • So, the one with the sling on his arm and those two were the ones, in all probability, who were treated in Kuwait City.
      • Matches between these two teams in recent years have always been close and in all probability that's how it's going to be again on this occasion.
      • Women tend to blame themselves for the loss, when in all probability there was nothing they could have done to prevent it.
      • He has, in all probability, just one chance to achieve the single ambition that remains unfulfilled in his hard-working career.
      • We'll never know now, but the expert view was that the geese were in all probability about to nest and were merely protecting their territory.
      Synonyms
      in all likelihood, in all probability, as likely as not, very likely, most likely, likely, as like as not, ten to one, the chances are, doubtless, no doubt, all things considered, taking all things into consideration, all things being equal, possibly, perhaps, maybe, it may be, presumably, on the face of it, apparently

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin probabilitas, from probabilis 'provable, credible' (see probable).

Definition of probability in US English:

probability

nounˌpräbəˈbilədēˌprɑbəˈbɪlədi
  • 1The extent to which something is probable; the likelihood of something happening or being the case.

    可能性;或然性

    the rain will make the probability of their arrival even greater

    下雨使他们到来的可能性变得更大。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He said, ‘In probability it would have happened, so you did it’, and that was it.
    • This provides increasing probability of recombination and hence increased mapping resolution.
    • Not only that but it has the same probability of happening as you buying two winning lottery tickets in one week.
    • He then shows how belief arises with both chance and probability.
    • This step examines each hazard in terms of probability and severity to determine what the level of risk is when you're exposed to the hazard.
    • They will continue to kidnap because probability shows that the chance of being caught and prosecuted in Trinidad is slim.
    • The probability of that happening is probably somewhat lower than a conventional attack.
    • It shows the extent to which this probability would increase with lower, and decrease with higher, screening costs.
    • The probability of this convergence happening by chance tends to zero as the number of experimental procedures increases.
    • It's all in the hands of fate and probability, which our very educational maths classes taught us how to calculate.
    • In terms of probability, the chance of recombination increases with increase in length of the chromosome arm.
    • The laws of probability say it cannot happen but Maine Road is still too fresh in the minds of Minstermen everywhere for it to be ignored just yet.
    • The judge was entitled to conclude that the patentees had lost a chance of making sales to those buyers - no doubt a chance of differing probability in each case.
    • For these reasons he also believes that the depression would have on the balance of probability been likely to occur in any case, although later.
    • This holds provided that the initial probability of the hypothesis in relation to the background knowledge or belief is not zero.
    • As in most of genetics, breeding good hips is largely a matter of chance, or probability.
    • By the same laws of probability, the chances that a random bus will spontaneously explode for no reason are slim to none.
    • He agreed with the coroner that on the balance of probability it was likely someone else had been in the graveyard when the stone fell on Adam.
    • Simply put, the larger the number of plays, the more likely that the fixed probability will catch up with the player.
    • It is a known and foreseeable hazard and has high probability.
    • I resonate with your point that probability balances out luck as more games are played.
    • The probability of transformation is framed entirely in terms of the quality of the commodity.
    Synonyms
    likelihood, likeliness, prospect, expectation, chance, chances, odds, possibility
    1. 1.1 A probable or the most probable event.
      for a time revolution was a strong probability

      革命曾经是很可能的事。

      the probability is that it will be phased in over a number of years

      最有可能的是它将在若干年内分阶段被引入。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The tribunal has established as a probability that the infection was caused by the Armour product.
      • Anyway, there are two probabilities for what could happen between now and polling day.
      • Give us some sense about the probabilities that you are talking about here and what you are looking for.
      • The common scenarios in general practice all involve weighing up probabilities and accepting varying degrees of uncertainty.
      • If she is young and attractive, the court may consider her remarriage to be a strong probability.
      • The chance that the recent combination of financial events would coincide was a low probability.
      • This is only one of the probabilities for us now as we appear to be approaching the predicted end-game.
      • By ‘it is clear’, I mean that the facts establish this as a strong probability.
      Synonyms
      probable event, prospect, possibility, fair bet, good bet, reasonable bet
    2. 1.2Mathematics The extent to which an event is likely to occur, measured by the ratio of the favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible.
      〔数〕概率
      the area under the curve represents probability

      曲线以下的部分代表概率。

      a probability of 0.5

      0.5的概率。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Among seven people, there is about a 60 percent probability that two will have birthdays within a week of each other.
      • An event which will definitely occur has probability 1, and everything else is somewhere in between.
      • In the field of mathematics he worked on probability, recurring decimals and the theory of equations.
      • The probability of an event is the ratio of the favorable outcomes to the possible outcomes.
      • When there are twice as many attackers as defenders, the winning probability exceeds 80 percent.

Phrases

  • in all probability

    • Used to convey that something is very likely.

      多半,很有可能;十有八九

      he would in all probability make himself known

      他十有八九会使自己为人所知。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I have never hunted, and in all probability will never hunt.
      • So, the one with the sling on his arm and those two were the ones, in all probability, who were treated in Kuwait City.
      • Women with low BMI value and anaemia in the reproductive age will, in all probability, have low birth weight infants.
      • The results are not only statistically significant, but in all probability clinically significant.
      • There is no need to ask to see the official personally and to take up his time in this way; if appropriate, he will send a message of thanks at a later date, in all probability.
      • Women tend to blame themselves for the loss, when in all probability there was nothing they could have done to prevent it.
      • Matches between these two teams in recent years have always been close and in all probability that's how it's going to be again on this occasion.
      • He has, in all probability, just one chance to achieve the single ambition that remains unfulfilled in his hard-working career.
      • The situation will, in all probability, be aggravated by the summer season, which threatens to be severe this time.
      • We'll never know now, but the expert view was that the geese were in all probability about to nest and were merely protecting their territory.
      Synonyms
      in all likelihood, in all probability, as likely as not, very likely, most likely, likely, as like as not, ten to one, the chances are, doubtless, no doubt, all things considered, taking all things into consideration, all things being equal, possibly, perhaps, maybe, it may be, presumably, on the face of it, apparently

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin probabilitas, from probabilis ‘provable, credible’ (see probable).

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