probability
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The effect comes from changes in the motion of electrons within their orbitals, regions around an atom's nucleus where electrons have a high probability of being located.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Mitchell has frequently pushed his theory that players who can reach 1,000 PWR playing minutes a season "gives them a higher probability" of playing for the Red Roses.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Having checked with industry players, MS analysts see only a low probability of regulators severely punishing Australia-listed Tuas over its breaches of license conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“The new dot plot is also likely to suggest a higher probability of at least one hike next year,” said Chris Low, chief economist at FHN Financial.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
When it’s Siraj’s turn, he does a very dry, kind of mumbled recitation of probability formulas.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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Furthermore, Gabaix told me in an email, these miniscule probabilities apply to any month; there is nothing special about October.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Since all those probabilities are based on speculation, estimates range from 0% to nearly 100%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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
Traders see an almost 70% chance of a Fed rate hike before the end of the year, according to the Atlanta Fed’s tracker of market probabilities.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
He assigned the following probabilities to the characteristics in question: yellow car—1/10; man with a mustache—1/4; woman with a ponytail— 1/10; woman with blond hair—1/3; black man with a beard—1/10; interracial couple in a car—1/1,000.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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