noun (plural probabilities)
1 [U,C] how likely sth is to happen:
The probability is that prices will rise rapidly. * There seemed to be a high probability of success.
2 [C] a thing that is likely to happen:
A fall in interest rates is a strong probability in the present economic climate. * It now seems a probability rather than just a possibility.
3 [C] (mathematics) a RATIO showing the chances that a particular thing will happen:
There is a 60% probability that the population will be infected with the disease.
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in all probability... (written) it is very likely that:
In all probability he failed to understand the consequences of his actions.
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