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LIKELIHOOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The probability of a specified outcome
Synonyms:
likelihood; likeliness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("likelihood" is a kind of...):
probability (the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event)
Attribute:
likely (has a good chance of being the case or of coming about)
unlikely (has little chance of being the case or coming about)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "likelihood"):
odds (the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring)
Antonym:
unlikelihood (the improbability of a specified outcome)
Context examples:
Unlike for family history, however, the researchers found no strong association between the genetic predisposition for heart disease and the likelihood of experiencing depression.
(Inflammation links heart disease and depression, University of Cambridge)
It is also the closest planet to be discovered orbiting an inactive red dwarf star, which may increase the likelihood that this planet could potentially sustain life.
(Closest Temperate World Orbiting Quiet Star Discovered, ESO)
High levels of prenatal oestrogens were even more predictive of likelihood of autism than were high levels of prenatal androgens (such as testosterone).
(High levels of oestrogen in the womb linked to autism, University of Cambridge)
That exposes more of a glacier's underside to sea water, increasing the likelihood its melt rate will accelerate.
(Huge Cavity in Antarctic Glacier Signals Rapid Decay, NASA)
An eclipse sets up the likelihood of change in the year to follow, but most likely immediately or within six months.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
These are likely to play a central role in the increased likelihood of later-life heart problems and high blood pressure in males.
(Placenta changes could mean male offspring of older mums more likely to develop heart problems in later life, University of Cambridge)
A question about whether an individual has or had a high likelihood of dozing.
(High Chance of Dozing, NCI Thesaurus)
Characteristics and conditions that have a bearing on the likelihood of a person developing a disease or disorder.
(Disease Predictive Factor, NCI Thesaurus)
The drug coating is intended to lessen the likelihood of restenosis.
(Drug Eluting Stent, NCI Thesaurus)
A number representing the likelihood of the identified cause of an adverse event.
(Evaluated Activity Relationship Probability, NCI Thesaurus)
