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likelihood Definition

like·li·hood (līklē ho̵od′)

noun

the fact of being likely to happen or something that is likely to happen; probability

Etymology: ME liklihode: see likely & -hood

likelihood Synonyms

likelihood

n.

plausibility, reasonableness, possibility; see probability.

likelihood Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • confusion: Do search results lead to a likelihood of confusion?
  • re-offending: The report notes that recent research has found that programs for offenders with drinking problems can reduce the likelihood of re-offending.
  • happening: The likelihood of this happening outside three kilometer protection zones is very low.
  • occurrence: The output of the risk analysis is an assessment of the likelihood of occurrence for each possible outcome.
  • harm: The risk is the likelihood of the harm arising from the hazard.
  • relapse: Reduce the likelihood of relapse by teaching problem-solving techniques.

Converse of object

  • lessen: Bonds rose on sentiment that economic indicators might lessen the likelihood of central bankers cutting rates early next year.
  • reduce: The skirt may also reduce the likelihood of trapped little fingers!
  • predict: All a doctor can do is predict the likelihood of success.
  • minimize: What we can and must do is take every reasonable step to minimize the likelihood of audit failure.
  • decrease: Does the absence of clarity increase or decrease the likelihood of voting at all?
  • increase: Alcohol also relaxes the muscles in the back of your mouth, increasing the likelihood of snoring.

Adjective modifier

  • increased: Effects Jim Lively Insurance whether arrived an increased likelihood.
  • Gaussian: The approach is based on a stopping time argument that produces a normalizing transformation facilitating the use of a Gaussian likelihood.
  • maximum: Suitable data have been fitted to the risk model using the method of maximum likelihood.
  • simulated: We estimate the structural model with individual data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and use simulated maximum likelihood.
  • less: In India, they could work with less likelihood of discovery.

Modifies a noun

  • estimator: For linear and Gaussian state space models a maximum likelihood estimator based on the Kalman filter can always be derived.
  • estimation: J-F Cardoso showed that the information maximization method presented in the latter paper is equivalent to standard maximum likelihood estimation.
  • ratio: We report equal error rates on the PolyVar database that are 34 % lower than a baseline Gaussian mixture model likelihood ratio approach.

Browse dictionary entries near likelihood

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  10. likable
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