English-Greek translations for likelihood

• ενδεχόμενο
• πιθανότητα
  Αυξάνει κατά πολύ την πιθανότητα ατυχημάτων. It greatly increases the likelihood of accidents.
  Η πιθανότητα ενός ατυχήματος ποικίλλει ευρέως μεταξύ των διαφόρων περιοχών και ηπείρων. The likelihood of an accident varies widely among different regions and continents.
  Στις βιομηχανικές χώρες υπάρχει πολύ μικρότερη πιθανότητα να συμβεί κάτι τέτοιο. In industrialised countries there is considerably less likelihood of this happening.
• πιθανοφάνεια

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