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Foreseeability vs Probability - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between foreseeability and probability

is that foreseeability is the state or characteristic of being foreseeable; predictability while probability is the state of being probable; likelihood.

foreseeability

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The state or characteristic of being foreseeable; predictability.
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    Antonyms

    * unforeseeability

    probability

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia probability) (probabilities)
  • the state of being probable; likelihood
  • an event that is likely to occur
  • the relative likelihood of an event happening
  • (mathematics) a number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening

    • Derived terms

    * conditional probability * frequency probability * joint probability * propensity probability

    Related terms

    * probable

    See also

    * odds * possibility * verisimilitude

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