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Probability vs Prediction - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between probability and prediction

is that probability is the state of being probable; likelihood while prediction is prediction (act of predicting).

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

    External links

    * *

    prediction

    English

    (wikipedia prediction)

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A statement of what will happen in the future.
    • "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." (in translation from Danish)

    Synonyms

    * (statement about the future) forecast, halseny, prognosis, prognostication