mathematical probability

collocation in English

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mathematical
adjective
uk
/ˌmæθ.əmˈæt.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌmæθˈmæt̬.ɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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probability
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌprɒb.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/ˌprɑː.bəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the level of possibility of something happening or ...
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(Definition ofmathematicalandprobabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is much evidence that people do not spontaneously analyze their daily problems in anything like the terms ofmathematicalprobability.
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According to meremathematicalprobability, that is what is likely to happen to us, and we must face it.
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An actuary tells me that themathematicalprobabilitywas millions to one against the likelihood of that happening.
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It is interesting to speculate what themathematicalprobabilitywould be of a gale force wind taking up a cigarette end and directing it straight into the stack of chairs.
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It is amathematicalprobability.
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The prize, awarded every two years, is intended to recognize outstanding contributions by researchers inmathematicalprobabilitywho are under 45 years old.
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His grandchildren have 50%mathematicalprobabilityfor carrying the albino gene, while his grandchildren have 25% chance.
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Themathematicalprobabilitythat resemblances are accidental decreases sharply with the number of languages concerned (1957:39).
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The excluded outcome is considered to be eliminated due to themathematicalprobabilitybeing zero (0%).
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He also has the ability to calculate themathematicalprobabilityof any given event occurring; an ability so strong that it borders on precognition.
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Passive modes of collective defense involve dilution effects since themathematicalprobabilitythat any one individual will be randomly singled out by a predator decreases with group size.
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Some of these arguments are probabilistic, either in the sense of having weight but being inconclusive, or in the sense of having amathematicalprobabilityassigned to them.
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The player is not only interested in themathematicalprobabilityof the various gaming events, but he or she has expectations from the games while a major interaction exists.
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As an interpretation, it is not in conflict with the mathematical axiomatization of probability theory; rather, it provides guidance for how to applymathematicalprobabilitytheory to real-world situations.
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