likelihood

noun

The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.

(statistics, probability theory) The probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution with a specific parameter.

Likeness, resemblance.

(archaic) Appearance, show, sign, expression.

Synonyms for likelihood

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