Meanings
nounprobableness (plural uncountable)
- formalpluralrareuncountableThe state or quality of being likely to occur; likelihood, probability.
…the probableness of the existence of that fact…
1872, Batuk Lal, THE LAW OF EVIDENCE (The Indian Evidence Act, 1872)Synonyms: likelihood, probability, plausibility
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or quality of being likely to occur; likelihood, probability.
Opposite
Also see
Origin
- Latinprobabilis
- Englishprobableness
Latin probabilis, From probable + -ness, in existence since the 1600s.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese 可能性
- 可能性 (kěnéngxìng)state of being probable
French probabilité
- probabilitéstate of being probable
German Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Wahrscheinlichkeitstate of being probable
Russian вероятность
- вероятность (verojatnostʹ)state of being probable
Spanish probabilidad
- probabilidadstate of being probable
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