Likelihood vs Certainity - What's the difference?
likelihood | certainity |
The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state of being probable.
(statistics) The probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution with a specific parameter.
Likeness, resemblance.
(archaic) Appearance, show, sign, expression.
As nouns the difference between likelihood and certainity
is that likelihood is the probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state of being probable while certainity is .likelihood
English
Noun
(Likelihood function)- In all likelihood the meeting will be cancelled.
- The likelihood is that the inflation rate will continue to rise.
- "There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation." (Sir W. Raleigh)
- "What of his heart perceive you in his face by any likelihood he showed to-day ?" (Shak)