πιθανότητα — meaning in English

English meaning

• chance noun An opportunity to do something.
• likelihood noun The chance that something will happen; probability.
• odds noun The likelihood of something happening, especially as expressed in betting.
• possibility noun The chance that something might happen or be true.
• probability noun How likely something is to happen.
• risk noun The chance that something bad will happen as a result of an action or situation.

Senses

πιθανότητα is used for these senses in English:

• chance (countable) An opportunity or possibility.
• chance (countable) The probability of something happening.
• likelihood The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.
• odds the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
• possibility The quality of being possible.
• probability (mathematics) A number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening.
• risk (uncountable) The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.

chance — full definition

1. noun An opportunity to do something.
2. noun The likelihood of something happening; probability.
3. noun Something that happens randomly, without any apparent cause or plan.
4. verb To risk doing something, accepting that it might go wrong.
5. verb To happen to do or encounter something without planning it.

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