Definition of likelihood Likelihood

/lajˈklihʊˌd/ - [laykleehud] - like•li•hood

We found 10 definitions of likelihood from 5 different sources.

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Noun Plural: likelihoods
likelihood - the probability of a specified outcome
		likeliness
		unlikelihood, unlikeliness the improbability of a specified outcome
		likely within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"
		unlikely has little chance of being the case or coming about; "an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism"
		probability the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event; "for a while mutiny seemed a probability"; "going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost"

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likelihood (Noun)
The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state of being probable.
likelihood (Noun)
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.
likelihood (Noun)
Likeness, resemblance.
likelihood (Noun)
Appearance, show, sign, expression.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

likelihood (n.)
Appearance; show; sign; expression.
likelihood (n.)
Likeness; resemblance.
likelihood (n.)
Appearance of truth or reality; probability; verisimilitude.

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likelihood
The probability of a specified outcome.

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likelihood, noun, singular of likelihoods.

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