probableness

noun

probableness

noun

/ˈprɒb.ə.bəl.nəs/

Etymology Latin probabilis, From probable + -ness, in existence since the 1600s.

1

Formal, Rare The state or quality of being likely to occur; likelihood, probability.

  • …the probableness of the existence of that fact…1872, Batuk Lal, THE LAW OF EVIDENCE (The Indian Evidence Act, 1872)
Synonyms
likelihood, probability, plausibility
Antonyms
improbability, implausibility
Related terms
probable, probably, probability

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