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LIKELIHOOD
likelihood, likeliness
(noun) the probability of a specified outcome
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
likelihood (countable and uncountable, plural likelihoods)
The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.
(statistics) The probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution with a specific parameter.
Likeness, resemblance.
(archaic) Appearance, show, sign, expression.
Synonyms
• likeliness
• odds
Antonyms
• unlikelihood
Source: Wiktionary
Like"li*hood, n. Etym: [Likely + -hood.]
1. Appearance; show; sign; expression. [Obs.] What of his heart perceive you in his face By any likelihood he showed to-day Shak.
2. Likeness; resemblance. [Obs.] There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation. Sir W. Raleigh.
3. Appearance of truth or reality; probability; verisimilitude. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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