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Probability vs Improbability - What's the difference?

probability | improbability |

As nouns the difference between probability and improbability

is that probability is the state of being probable; likelihood while improbability is the quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood.

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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    improbability

    English

    Noun

    (improbabilities)
  • The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood.
  • That which is improbable; an improbable event or result.

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