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probableness

/ˈprɒb.ə.bəl.nəs/

probableness noun: the state or quality of being likely to occur; likelihood, probability.

Noun

probableness (plural uncountable)

  1. (formal, plural, rare) The state or quality of being likely to occur; likelihood, probability.
    • …the probableness of the existence of that fact…1872, Batuk Lal, THE LAW OF EVIDENCE (The Indian Evidence Act, 1872)

Synonyms of probableness

Antonyms

Origin of probableness

Latin probabilis, From probable + -ness, in existence since the 1600s.

Questions about probableness

What does probableness mean?
Probableness means the state or quality of being likely to occur; likelihood, probability.
What part of speech is probableness?
Probableness is a noun.
How do you pronounce probableness?
Probableness is pronounced /ˈprɒb.ə.bəl.nəs/.

Words near probableness in the dictionary

  1. probable cause
  2. probable causes
  3. probable error
  4. probable errors
  5. probablely
  6. probableness
  7. probables
  8. probablest
  9. probabley
  10. probably
  11. probacteria

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