English-Czech translations for likelihood

• pravděpodobnost
  Značně to zvyšuje pravděpodobnost nehod. It greatly increases the likelihood of accidents.
  V průmyslových zemích je pravděpodobnost, že žena zemře v důsledku těhotenství nebo porodu, mnohem nižší. In industrialised countries there is considerably less likelihood of this happening.
  Tak se zvýší pravděpodobnost pozitivní reakce Parlamentu. Doing so would increase the likelihood of a corresponding positive response from Parliament.

Definition of likelihood

• The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable
• The probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution with a specific parameter
• Appearance, show, sign, expression

Examples

• In all likelihood the meeting will be cancelled.
• The likelihood is that the inflation rate will continue to rise.
• "There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation." (Sir W. Raleigh)
• "What of his heart perceive you in his face by any likelihood he showed to-day ?" (Shak)

Related words

• unlikelihood
• likelihood function
• likelihood of hitting
• in all likelihood
• maximum likelihood estimator
• maximum likelihood estimation