likelihood
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈlaɪklihʊd/
likelihood
- The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.
- In all likelihood the meeting will be cancelled.
- The likelihood is that the inflation rate will continue to rise.
- (statistics) The probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution with a specific parameter.
- Likeness, resemblance.
- "There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation." (Sir W. Raleigh)
- (archaic) Appearance, show, sign, expression.
- "What of his heart perceive you in his face by any likelihood he showed to-day ?" (Shak)
- French: vraisemblance
- German: Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Italian: verosimiglianza, verisimiglianza
- Portuguese: probabilidade
- Russian: вероя́тность
- Spanish: probabilidad
- French: vraisemblance
- Italian: verosimiglianza
- Portuguese: verossimilhança, probabilidade
- Spanish: verosimilitud
- Portuguese: semelhança
- Russian: схо́дство
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