Main entry: probability
Definition: the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event
Usage: for a while mutiny seemed a probability; going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost
Main entry: chance, probability
Definition: 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
Usage: the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5