probability

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Markets are pricing in an 88% probability of the ECB raising rates by a quarter percentage point at its April meeting.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Using a percentage chance of a violation of the rules, launch weather officers use a combination of meteorological and climatological data, local knowledge, and experience to forecast this probability.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

It’s a formula that expresses uncertainty in terms of probability, rationally updating prior beliefs and reducing uncertainty based on observed evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Economists often refer to this as Knightian uncertainty, where the probability of possible outcomes is not quantifiable.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

This study is more impressive, even if less spectacular, than the earlier a priori probability argument.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos