English-Swedish translations for likelihood

• sannolikhet en
  I industrialiserade länder är det mycket mindre sannolikhet att detta händer.In industrialised countries there is considerably less likelihood of this happening.
  Och ändå kommer med all sannolikhet den situationen att ha ändrats inom loppet av några månader.Yet within a matter of months there is every likelihood that the position will have moved on.
  Det finns stor sannolikhet för att de själva kommer att begå dessa gärningar i skolan eller senare i livet.There is a strong likelihood that they themselves will commit these acts in school or later on in life.
• probabilitet

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