Associations to the word «Probability»

PROBABILITY, noun. The state of being probable; likelihood

PROBABILITY, noun. An event that is likely to occur

PROBABILITY, noun. The relative likelihood of an event happening

PROBABILITY, noun. (mathematics) a number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening

PROBABILITY AMPLITUDE, noun. (quantum mechanics) A complex number which is the coefficient of a component of a quantum state and whose product with its own complex conjugate gives the probability that the state will collapse to that component (when measured). (Note: the quantum state being thought of as a linear combination of its components.)

PROBABILITY DENSITY, noun. (probability theory) probability density function

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION, noun. (probability theory) Any function whose integral over a set gives the probability that a random variable has a value in that set

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTIONS, noun. Plural of probability density function

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION, noun. (mathematics) A function of a discrete random variable yielding the probability that the variable will have a given value

PROBABILITY MASS FUNCTION, noun. (mathematics) A function that gives the relative probability that a discrete random variable is exactly equal to some value

PROBABILITY MASS FUNCTIONS, noun. Plural of probability mass function

PROBABILITY MEASURE, noun. (mathematics) A mathematical measure on a probability space that can take on values between 0 and 1, with 0 corresponding to the empty set and 1 to the entire space.

PROBABILITY MEASURES, noun. Plural of probability measure

PROBABILITY PAPER, noun. Graph paper with vertical and horizontal rules, the latter spaced evenly and the former according to a scale that allows a plotted probability curve — usually that of a normal distribution — to appear linear.

PROBABILITY SPACE, noun. (mathematics) A measurable space having a unit measure

PROBABILITY SPACES, noun. Plural of probability space

PROBABILITY THEORY, noun. (mathematics) The mathematical study of probability (the likelihood of occurrence of random events in order to predict the behavior of defined systems).

PROBABILITY, noun. A measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5".

PROBABILITY, noun. The quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event; "for a while mutiny seemed a probability"; "going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost".