different between probably vs probability

English

Alternative forms

• probablely (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English probably, probabily, equivalent to probable +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??b?bli/, (colloquial) /?p??bli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??b?bli/, (colloquial) /?p??bli/

Adverb

probably (comparative more probably, superlative most probably)

1. In all likelihood.

Synonyms

• (in all likelihood): likely, perhaps, maybe, possibly, presumably, most likely, doubtless, in all probability, perchance, as likely as not, as like as not

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle French probabilité, from Latin prob?bilit?s (“probability, credibility”), from prob?bilis (“probable, credible”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??b??b?l?ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??b??b?l??i/
• Hyphenation: prob?a?bil?i?ty
• Rhymes: -?l?ti

Noun

Wikibooks

probability (plural probabilities)

1. The state of being probable; likelihood.
2. An event that is likely to occur.
3. The relative likelihood of an event happening.
4. (mathematics) A number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening.

Derived terms

Related terms

• probable

Translations

See also

• odds
• possibility
• verisimilitude
• credence

Further reading

• probability at OneLook Dictionary Search
• probability in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• probability in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.