improbability

ɪmˌprɑbəˈbɪləti

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Definition of improbability - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

probabilityevent or result that is unlikely

Winning the lottery was an improbability, but it happened.

unlikelihoodstate of being unlikely to happen or exist

The improbability of winning the lottery did not stop her from buying a ticket.

implausibility

unlikelihood

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Origin of improbability

Latin, improbabilis (unlikely)

Terms with improbability included in their meaning

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chance in a million

improbability

extremely unlikely possibility or event

in your wildest dreams

adv.

improbability

in an extremely unlikely or impossible way

let alone

adv.

emphasis on improbability

used to emphasize the improbability of a more extreme situation

snowball's chance

improbability

very low likelihood of success

have an earthly chance

improbability

possess a very small possibility of success

snowball's chance in hell

improbability

almost no chance of success or occurrence

who'd have thought it possible

exp.

probability

emphasizes the improbability of an event happening

unlikeliness

improbability

the quality of being improbable or unexpected

Examples of improbability in a sentence

He marveled at the improbability of the event occurring.
The improbability of such an event is staggering.
He marveled at the improbability of their meeting.

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French:improbabilité, invraisemblance, ...
German:Unwahrscheinlichkeit, ...
Italian:improbabilità, ...
Spanish:improbabilidad, la improbabilidad, ...
Portuguese:improbabilidade, inverosimilhança, ...
Chinese:不大可能发生的事, 不可能性, ...
Japanese:ありそうにないこと, 起こりにくさ, ...
Arabic:اسْتِبْعَاد, اِسْتِبْعاد, ...
Hebrew:אִי סְבִירוּת, ...
Russian:маловероятность, ...
Ukrainian:малоймовірність, ...
Hindi:असंभावना, असंभाव्यता, ...
Bengali:অসম্ভাব্যতা, অপ্রত্যাশিততা, ...
Catalan:improbabilitat, ...
Czech:nepravděpodobnost, ...
Danish:en usandsynlighed, usandsynlighed, ...
Dutch:onwaarschijnlijkheid, ...
Greek:απίθανο ενδεχόμενο, απιθανότητα, ...
Hungarian:valószínűtlenség, esélytelenség, ...
Khmer:ភាពមិនទំនង, ភាពកម្រកើតមាន, ...
Korean:희박한 가능성, 불가능성, ...
Persian:بعیدالوقوعی, نامحتملی, ...
Polish:nieprawdopodobieństwo, małe prawdopodobieństwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):improbabilidade, inverossimilhança, ...
Romanian:improbabilitate, ...
Swedish:en osannolikhet, ...
Thai:ความไม่น่าจะเป็น, ความไม่น่าจะเป็นไปได้, ...
Turkish:düşük olasılık, olasılıksızlık, ...
Vietnamese:điều khó xảy ra, tính khó xảy ra, ...

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Definition of improbability - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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