improbability

Such improbability is what propelled the Club 27 myth to prominence, and subsequent deaths — especially Kurt Cobain’s passing — continue to fuel its mystique, Dunivin said.

Mr Sterling said: "The improbability of this event defies rational explanation."

But if Tuesday’s testimony wasn’t an electric scene of outbursts and tears, it was no less stunning for its sheer improbability.

It is, at best, a severe improbability.

The improbability of the American dream likely drives desire towards it.