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English word probability comes from Latin probus, and later Latin probabilior (Likelier, more probable.)

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probus (Latin)

(morally) upright, honest, virtuous. Good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able.

probo (Latin)

I acquit, exonerate. I approve, commend. I demonstrate, prove. I test, inspect.

probabilior (Latin)

Likelier, more probable.

probabilitas (Latin)

Credibility. Probability.

probabilite (Middle French)

probability (English)

(mathematics) a number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening. An event that is likely to occur. The relative likelihood of an event happening. The state of being probable; likelihood.

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