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probability

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


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According to Bloomberg data, investors are now pricing in a meaningful probability of an interest-rate hike by January 2027, with implied rates climbing to 3.75% by April of that year.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

“But the probability around that has declined, and some of the other scenarios are less benign than that and certainly could feature higher, more persistent inflation,” which could require rate hikes, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

In this case, fidelity refers to the probability that the device gives the correct result when the input is a pure W state.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

You develop a feel for probability that you can’t get from doing equations.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Moral certainty, grounded in probability, had, in the writings of Wilkins and Locke, joined deductive or self-evident knowledge as a form of truth.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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