probability
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"The fatal crash was, with a high degree of probability, attributable to a situation from which there was no escape, resulting from insufficient lift and the low altitude above the ground," it said.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
They were dialing back those expectations late-morning Wednesday to a 37.1% probability, after a reading on August inflation from the personal consumption expenditures price index showed that its year-over-year climb eased to 3.4%.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The probability of another hike at the next Fed meeting fell to 37% from around 68% Tuesday morning, according to CME’s FedWatch tool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Pangram is considered one of the most reliable and testing by AFP on an excerpt of "It Was Either That or Die" indicated a 100-percent probability that Orelien had used AI to produce it.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
If the probability is 1/10,000 or 1/1,000,000 or one in a gazillion, it comes out the same.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
The two movements overlap heavily in membership and ideas, sharing an emphasis on reasoning through evidence and probabilities, and a conviction that preventing human extinction should be a top priority.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
New features for TV audiences attempted to enhance the viewer experience, with athlete headshots, win probabilities and projected finishing positions flashing up on screen.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Softer inflation readings in June and July had eased pressure on the Fed to raise rates in September, with market-implied probabilities of a hike falling below 40% earlier this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Fundamental particles such as electrons are instead described by a "wavefunction," a mathematical representation that researchers can use to calculate the probabilities of properties such as position and momentum.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Ben walked around with some very tiny fraction of his mind alert to the probabilities of disasters in real life.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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