probability
Example Sentences
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“Odds of a recession sometime in the next four years is roughly 60 percent, using the historically-based probability of 20 percent/year and assuming independence across years,” he notes on Friday.
From Barron's
“I think there is a slightly higher than 50% probability that he would stay given how much he cares about the institution. This is an historic fight,” Meade said in an interview.
From MarketWatch
“If retail participation begins to recover more clearly … the probability that this rebound evolves into a more durable trend increases meaningfully.”
From MarketWatch
—Gold prices slipped on the falling probability of imminent Fed interest-rate cuts.
“In that sense, Venezuela today has a higher probability of success than many frontier exploration plays, because the resources are well-known.”
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
