likelihood

n.

1. The state of being probable; probability.
2. Something probable.

For a random sample x₁, x₂,...of observations on a discrete random variable X, the likelihood (a term coined by Sir Ronald Fisher in 1921) is proportional to the product of the probabilities of the individual values:

.When X is continuous, a reported value x_j has to be regarded as meaning that the observed value is (in general) in the interval (x_j − δ, x_j+δ), where δ represents the accuracy of measurement. The likelihood is then proportional to


.If δ is very small then this is approximately proportional to


, where f is the probability density function of X.

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noun

The likeliness of a given event occurring: chance, odds, possibility, probability, prospect (used in plural). See likely/unlikely.

n

Definition: chance of something happening
Antonyms: unlikelihood

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IN BRIEF: The probability of a specified outcome.

If today is hot, there is a strong likelihood that tomorrow will be quite hot as well.

Common misspelling(s) of likelihood

• likelyhood

Dansk (Danish)
n. - sandsynlighed

idioms:

• in all likelihood    efter al sandsynlighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
waarschijnlijkheid, mogelijkheid

Français (French)
n. - probabilité, chances

idioms:

• in all likelihood    selon toute probabilité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wahrscheinlichkeit

idioms:

• in all likelihood    aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πιθανότητα

idioms:

• in all likelihood    κατά πάσα πιθανότητα

Italiano (Italian)
probabilità

idioms:

• in all likelihood    con ogni probabilità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - probabilidade (f), indicação (f), sinal (m)

idioms:

• in all likelihood    quase certo

Русский (Russian)
вероятность, будущность

idioms:

• in all likelihood    по всей видимости

Español (Spanish)
n. - probabilidad, posibilidad, verosimilitud

idioms:

• in all likelihood    con toda probabilidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sannolikhet, rimlighet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可能, 可能性

idioms:

• in all likelihood    所有可能性

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 可能, 可能性

idioms:

• in all likelihood    所有可能性

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 있을 법한 상태, 공상, 가망 , 기회

idioms:

• in all likelihood    아마도, 십중팔구

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 見込み, 可能性

idioms:

• in all likelihood    たぶん

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إحتمال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סבירות, אפשרות‬

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