Probability vs Confidence - What's the difference?
probability | confidence |
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
Passive self-assurance.
Expression or feeling of certainty.
The quality of trusting.
Information held in secret.
As nouns the difference between probability and confidence
is that probability is the state of being probable; likelihood while confidence is passive self-assurance.probability
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Noun
(wikipedia probability) (probabilities)Derived terms
* conditional probability * frequency probability * joint probability * propensity probabilitySee also
* odds * possibility * verisimilitudeExternal links
* *confidence
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(wikipedia confidence)Noun
(-)Quotations
* {{quote-book, year=2006, author= , title=Internal Combustion , chapter=1citation, passage=But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts.}} * 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 39 *: Khedron hesitated for a moment, wondering how far he should take Jeserac into his confidence . He knew that Jeserac was kindly and well-intentioned, but he also knew that he must be bound by the same taboos that controlled everyone on Diaspar.