1. Noun
The quality or state of being probable; appearance of reality or truth; reasonable ground of presumption; likelihood.
2. Noun
That which is or appears probable; anything that has the appearance of reality or truth.
3. Noun
Likelihood of the occurrence of any event in the doctrine of chances, or the ratio of the number of favorable chances to the whole number of chances, favorable and unfavorable. See 1st Chance, n., 5.
4. Noun
The likelihood or chance of an event occurring
5. Noun
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"
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