English

Etymology
likely + -hood

Noun
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1. The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state of being probable.

#:In all likelihood the meeting will be cancelled.
#:The likelihood is that the inflation rate will continue to rise.

1. math Shorthand for likelihood function; the probability that a real world experiment would generate a specific datum, as a function of the parameters of a mathematical model.
2. likeness|Likeness, resemblance.

#:"There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation." (Sir W. Raleigh)

1. archaic appearance|Appearance, show, sign, expression.

#:"What of his heart perceive you in his face by any likelihood he showed to-day ?" (Shak)

Synonyms
likeliness
odds

Antonyms
unlikelihood

Translations
trans-top|probability
Finnish: todennäköisyys
German: Wahrscheinlichkeit f
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Spanish: probabilidad f
Swedish: sannolikhet c
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trans-top|mathematical likelihood
Finnish: todennäköisyys
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trans-top|resemblance
Finnish: samankaltaisuus, yhdennäköisyys
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trans-top|appearance
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