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probability

[prob-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌprɒb əˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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"What we're trying to point out in this paper is that you could have a different kind of environmental dependence, even if the annihilation probability is constant in the center of the galaxy," explains Krnjaic.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

JPMorgan analysts wrote that the probability of military action against Iran having already ended has risen to 70%, up from 7%, before talks between Washington and Tehran start on Friday in Islamabad.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

But the smoothness of this mission - from launch to lunar flyby - has shifted the probability in the right direction.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Markets are pricing in an 88% probability of the ECB raising rates by a quarter percentage point at its April meeting.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Using probability theory, I calculate that, given my assumption, the likelihood of this result is well below 5 percent, a commonly used “level of significance.”

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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