probability
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For that meeting, markets currently price in a low 19% probability of a rate rise even as a total of three hikes are fully priced over the next 12 months, according to LSEG.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
There’s also an 83% chance that this El Niño will be the strongest on record, which goes back to 1950, up from a 75% probability forecast last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Anyone could be rejected because their health or medical test results indicate a high probability of problems that might lead to a need for long-term care.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Menin started her questions of executives by asking about the probability of worst-case scenarios, like those raised by Coxon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Since Galileo, of course, all sorts of new languages have been invented with which to do science, including algebra, calculus and probability theory.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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
On TV, augmented reality was used to display athlete headshots, win probabilities and projected finishing positions for each event.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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
Before an item is recorded in a computer’s memory, the memory is in a disordered state, with equal probabilities for the two possible states.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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