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probable
English
Etymology
From Middle English probable, from Old French probable, from Latin prob?bilis (“that may be proved, credible”), from prob?re (“to test, examine”); see probe, prove. Compare recent doublet provable.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p??b?bl?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??b?bl?/
- Hyphenation: prob?a?ble
Adjective
probable (comparative more probable, superlative most probable)
- Likely or most likely to be true.
- Likely to happen.
- Supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating.
- (obsolete) Capable of being proved.
Antonyms
- improbable
Related terms
- probability
- probable cause
- probably
Translations
See also
- possible
- probeable
Noun
probable (plural probables)
- Something that is likely.
- 2013, Ikuhiko Hata, Yasuho Izawa, Christopher Shores, Japanese Naval Fighter Aces 1932-45 (page 57)
- Four of the 32 251 Ku aircraft turned back, but the other 28 fought for 20 minutes against a reported 100 enemy aircraft, claiming 18 destroyed and five probables.
- 2013, Ikuhiko Hata, Yasuho Izawa, Christopher Shores, Japanese Naval Fighter Aces 1932-45 (page 57)
- A person who is likely to appear or do a certain thing.
Further reading
- probable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- probable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin prob?bilis.
Adjective
probable (epicene, plural probables)
- probable
Antonyms
- improbable
Related terms
- probabilidá
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin prob?bilis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /p?o?ba.bl?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /p?u?ba.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /p?o?ba.ble/
- Rhymes: -a?le
Adjective
probable (masculine and feminine plural probables)
- probable
Antonyms
- improbable
Derived terms
- probablement
Related terms
- probabilitat
Further reading
- “probable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From Latin prob?bilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.babl/
Adjective
probable (plural probables)
- probable (all meanings)
Related terms
- improbable
- probabilité
- probablement
Further reading
- “probable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Alternative forms
- probábel
Etymology
From Latin prob?bilis.
Adjective
probable m or f (plural probables)
- probable
Antonyms
- improbable, improbábel
Derived terms
- probablemente
Related terms
- probabilidade
Ido
Adverb
probable
- probably
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin prob?bilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?o?bable/, [p?o???a.??le]
Adjective
probable (plural probables)
- probable, likely
- provable
Antonyms
- improbable
Derived terms
- probablemente
Related terms
- probabilidad
probable From the web:
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logical
English
Etymology
logic +? -al
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?l?d??k??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?l?d??k??/
Adjective
logical (comparative more logical, superlative most logical)
- (not comparable) In agreement with the principles of logic.
- Reasonable.
- (not comparable) Of or pertaining to logic.
- (computing) Non-physical or conceptual yet underpinned by something physical or actual.
Antonyms
- illogical
Derived terms
Related terms
- rational
- biological, neurological, physiological, etc. (use of the suffix -ical as opposed to just -ic)
Translations
Further reading
- logical at OneLook Dictionary Search
Middle French
Adjective
logical m (feminine singular logicale, masculine plural logicaulx, feminine plural logicales)
- logical
Spanish
Etymology
From lógica +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loxi?kal/, [lo.xi?kal]
Adjective
logical (plural logicales)
- (obsolete) logical
- Synonym: lógico
Further reading
- “logical” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
logical From the web:
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- what logical means
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- what logical reasoning means
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