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probability

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


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All five of the Premier League teams are ranked inside the top 10 for overall win probability and all have been given a more than 50% chance of reaching the last-16.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

The probability of an eruption remains high until Monday morning, the country's geology agency warned.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

The market is split on whether the Fed will hike, with a quarter-point raise given 56% probability, according to LSEG.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

But in all probability, we’ve been in this technological stage for nearly a year, even though it was hard to notice given the relentless debate over the financial, economic and social dimensions of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

“The probability of success went way down after I screwed up the last mission.”

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

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

On the balance of probabilities, she ruled that Daniel had died of a choking incident caused by his undiagnosed oesophageal cancer.

From BBC Aug. 24, 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

While elevated, this probability is not much higher than the five-year average of forecast probabilities for this particular sector: 35%.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

Another counter-intuitive problem involving seemingly disproportionate probabilities concerns a New York City man who has a woman friend in the Bronx and one in Brooklyn.

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




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