probabilities

Variant of probability

noun pl. probabilities

  1. the quality or state of being probable; likelihood
  2. something probable
  3. Math. the ratio of the number of times something will probably occur to the total number of possible occurrences

Origin: MFr probabilité < L probabilitas

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