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possibly | probability |

As an adverb possibly

is (modifying a clause or predicate).

As a noun probability is

the state of being probable; likelihood.

possibly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • (modifying a clause or predicate)
  • Possibly , they will make gains in the midterm elections.
    It was possibly the costliest mistake in the organization's history.
    This rare and possibly unique specimen must be conserved.
  • (modifying a verb)
  • I'm much stronger than you, so you can't possibly win.
    I couldn't possibly be there on time.
    I couldn't possibly cheat on my wife.
    It seems unlikely, but, yes, they could possibly win even now.
    The police don't know him, and the information they have leads them to think he could possibly have murdered his wife.

    Synonyms

    * conceivably, maybe, perhaps, potentially

    Antonyms

    * impossibly * inevitably * certainly

    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

    See also

    * odds * possibility * verisimilitude