probability
n. C / Un. how likely it is that something will happen. You use this to talk about the chance of an event occurring, like winning a game or it raining tomorrow.
n. the extent to which an event is likely to occur, measured by the ratio of favourable cases to the whole number of cases possible.
There is a high probability of rain this afternoon.
The doctor explained that the probability of a full recovery was high if the patient followed the treatment plan.
While the individual outcomes of a coin toss are random, the mathematical probability of landing on heads remains exactly fifty percent over a sufficiently large number of trials.
From Middle French probabilité, from Latin probābilitās (“probability, credibility”), from probābilis (“probable, credible”).
Often used with the prepositions 'of' or 'that'. When used in the plural ('the probabilities'), it refers to the various chances of different outcomes.
the probability for winningthe probability of winningThe noun probability typically takes the preposition 'of' followed by a gerund or noun phrase.