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- Dictionarylike·li·hood/ˈlīklēˌ(h)o͝od/
noun
- 1. the state or fact of something's being likely; probability: "young people who can see no likelihood of finding employment"
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The meaning of LIKELIHOOD is the chance that something will happen : probability. How to use likelihood in a sentence.
noun [ U ] uk / ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd / us / ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd / Add to word list. C2. the chance that something will happen: This latest dispute greatly increases the likelihood of a strike. [ + that ] There is every likelihood that more jobs will be lost later this year. There is little likelihood now that interest rates will come down further.
Likelihood definition: the state of being likely or probable; probability.. See examples of LIKELIHOOD used in a sentence.
noun [ U ] us / ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd / uk / ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd / Add to word list. C2. the chance that something will happen: This latest dispute greatly increases the likelihood of a strike. [ + that ] There is every likelihood that more jobs will be lost later this year. There is little likelihood now that interest rates will come down further.
The likelihood of something means the odds that it will happen, or how likely a particular outcome is. Your likelihood of winning the lottery is pretty slim.
1. uncountable noun. The likelihood of something happening is how likely it is to happen. The likelihood of infection is minimal. [ + of] There didn't seem much likelihood of it happening. There is every likelihood that sanctions will work. 2. singular noun [NOUN that] If something is a likelihood, it is likely to happen.
the chance of something happening; how likely something is to happen synonym probability. There is very little likelihood of that happening. In all likelihood (= very probably) the meeting will be cancelled. The likelihood is that (= it is likely that) unemployment figures will continue to fall.
LIKELIHOOD definition: the chance that something will happen: . Learn more.
the chance of something happening; how likely something is to happen synonym probability There is very little likelihood of that happening. In all likelihood (= very probably) the meeting will be canceled.
The likelihood function (often simply called the likelihood) is the joint probability mass (or probability density) of observed data, but viewed as a function of the parameters of a statistical model.
