probability

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The prices of those bets, which usually range from around a penny to 99 cents, reflect traders’ views on the probability of one outcome or another.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those prices imply probabilities: If a contract tied to the collapse of Iran’s regime is trading for 41 cents, Polymarket’s website will say there’s a 41% chance of that happening.

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“It is expensive to move Patriots and THAADs. The probability that they’re going to be used starts to go up” with this much movement, said Seth Jones, a former Defense Department official.

From The Wall Street Journal

Earlier this month, in its closing submission, NHS Greater and Clyde for the first time admitted that some infections among child cancer patients were "on the balance of probabilities" caused by the hospital environment.

From BBC

While Nipah carries a high fatality rate and lacks approved vaccines, the probability of it developing into a global pandemic remains low, limiting any sustained upside for glove demand, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal