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Princeton's WordNet

  1. improbability, improbablenessnoun

    the quality of being improbable

    "impossibility should never be confused with improbability"; "the improbability of such rare coincidences"

Wiktionary

  1. improbabilitynoun

    The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood.

  2. improbabilitynoun

    That which is improbable; an improbable event or result.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Improbabilitynoun

    Unlikelihood; difficulty to be believed.

    Etymology: from improbable.

    The difficulty being so great, and the improbability of attempting this successfully, it was but reason that a solid foundation should be laid. Henry Hammond.

    As to the improbabilities of a spirit appearing, I boldly answer him, that a heroick poet is not tied to the bare representation of what is true, or exceeding probable. Dryden.

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  1. improbability

    Improbability refers to the state or condition of being unlikely to occur or having a very low likelihood or chance of happening. It is often linked to events or circumstances that are rare, unlikely, or statistically unlikely to occur based on existing data or information.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Improbabilitynoun

    the quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood; also, that which is improbable; an improbable event or result

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. improbabilit.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Improbability in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Improbability in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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