Associations to the word «Likelihood»

Wiktionary

LIKELIHOOD, noun. The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state of being probable.
LIKELIHOOD, noun. (statistics) The probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution with a specific parameter.
LIKELIHOOD, noun. Likeness, resemblance.
LIKELIHOOD, noun. (archaic) Appearance, show, sign, expression.

Dictionary definition

LIKELIHOOD, noun. The probability of a specified outcome.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche