probability
/ˌpɹɑbəˈbɪɫəˌti/
a measure of the likelihood that an event will occur
probability in a sentence
“The probability of rolling a six is 1/6.”
Origin of probability
Latin probabilitas credibility, from probare to prove, test
Related Words
stochastic
randomly determined; having a random probability distribution
random variable
a variable whose value is determined by chance
expected value
the long-run average value of a random variable
variance
a measure of how spread out a distribution is
standard deviation
the square root of variance; a measure of dispersion
distribution
a function showing all possible values and their probabilities