Likelihood vs Percentage - What's the difference?
likelihood | percentage |
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.
The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
A share of the profits.
(informal) Benefit or advantage.
As nouns the difference between likelihood and percentage
is that likelihood is the probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state of being probable while percentage is the amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.likelihood
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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)
Synonyms
* likeliness * oddsAntonyms
* unlikelihoodpercentage
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Noun
(en noun)- A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year .
- She gets a percentage for every vacuum cleaner sold.
- There was no percentage in staying at home.