Definitions for likelihood
ˈlaɪk liˌhʊdlike·li·hood

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. likelihood, likelinessnoun

   the probability of a specified outcome

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1. Likelihoodnoun

   Statistical probability; probability of being true or of occurring in the future; as, the likelihood of being abducted by aliens is close to zero..

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1. likelihoodnoun

   The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state of being probable.

2. likelihoodnoun

   Shorthand for likelihood function; the probability that a real world experiment would generate a specific datum, as a function of the parameters of a mathematical model.

3. likelihoodnoun

   Likeness, resemblance.

   "There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation." (Sir W. Raleigh)

4. likelihoodnoun

   Appearance, show, sign, expression.

   "What of his heart perceive you in his face by any likelihood he showed to-day ?" (Shak)

5. Etymology: likely + -hood

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Likelihood, Likelinessnoun

   Etymology: from likely.

   1. Appearance; shew. Obsolete.

   What of his heart perceive you in his face,
   By any likelihood he show’d to-day?
   —— That with no man here he is offended. William Shakespeare.

   2. Resemblance; likeness. Obsolete.

   The mayor and all his brethren in best sort,
   Like to the senators of antique Rome,
   Go forth and fetch their conqu’ring Cæsar in.
   As by a low, but loving likelihood,
   Were now the general of our gracious empress,
   As in good time he may, from Ireland coming,
   How many would the peaceful city quit,
   To welcome him. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation. Walter Raleigh.

   3. Probability; verisimilitude; appearance of truth.

   As it noteth one such to have been in that age, so had there been moe, it would by likelihood as well have noted many. Richard Hooker, b. ii.

   Many of likelihood informed me of this before, which hung so tottering in the balance, that I could neither believe nor misdoubt. William Shakespeare, All’s well that ends well.

   It never yet did hurt,
   To lay down likelihood, and forms of hope. William Shakespeare.

   As there is no likelihood that the place could be so altered, so is there no probability that these rivers were turned out of their courses. Walter Raleigh, Hist. of the World.

   Where things are least to be put to the venture, as the eternal interests of the other world ought to be; there every, even the least, probability, or likelihood of danger, should be provided against. Robert South, Sermons.

   There are predictions of our Saviour recorded by the Evangelists, which were not completed till after their deaths, and had no likelihood of being so when they were pronounced by our blessed Saviour. Joseph Addison, on the Christian Religion.

   Thus, in all likelihood, would it be with a libertine, who should have a visit from the other world: the first horror it raised would go off, as new diversions come on. Francis Atterbury.

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1. likelihood

   The likelihood function (often simply called the likelihood) represents the probability of random variable realizations conditional on particular values of the statistical parameters. Thus, when evaluated on a given sample, the likelihood function indicates which parameter values are more likely than others, in the sense that they would have made the observed data more probable. Consequently, the likelihood is often written as L ( θ ∣ X ) {\displaystyle {\mathcal {L}}(\theta \mid X)} instead of P ( X ∣ θ ) {\displaystyle P(X\mid \theta )} , to emphasize that it is to be understood as a function of the parameters θ {\displaystyle \theta } instead of the random variable X {\displaystyle X} . In maximum likelihood estimation, the arg max of the likelihood function serves as a point estimate for θ {\displaystyle \theta } , while the Fisher information (often approximated by the likelihood's Hessian matrix) indicates the estimate's precision. Meanwhile in Bayesian statistics, parameter estimates are derived from the converse of the likelihood, the so-called posterior probability, which is calculated via Bayes' rule.

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1. likelihood

   Likelihood is a statistical concept referring to the degree of probability or chance that a particular event will occur, based on a set of observed evidence. It is often used in the context of statistical models to estimate parameters or predict outcomes. In simple terms, it is a measure of how likely it is that a given set of events would occur.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Likelihoodnoun

   appearance; show; sign; expression

2. Likelihoodnoun

   likeness; resemblance

3. Likelihoodnoun

   appearance of truth or reality; probability; verisimilitude

4. Etymology: [Likely + -hood.]

Matched Categories

1. • Probability

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'likelihood' in Nouns Frequency: #2706

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of likelihood in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of likelihood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of likelihood in a Sentence

1. Jen Easterly:

   We expect the vulnerability to be widely exploited by sophisticated actors and we have limited time to take necessary steps in order to reduce the likelihood of damaging incidents.

2. Paul Hetherington:

   So there is a high likelihood that we are going to see a slug explosion given that many of their predators are in decline.

3. Dean Kilpatrick:

   If they say' yes' to that, it predicts more likelihood of long-term mental health problems.

4. Mike Pompeo:

   We believe this increases the likelihood that we get resolution of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, we think it speaks with the clarity that takes this away from any uncertainty about how we'll proceed.

5. Mark Dubowitz:

   I think there's a greater likelihood than not that President Trump is going to reject a fix, but if Macron comes to the table with a good deal... President Trump will be able to claim President Trump fixed [ President Barack ] Obama's fatally flawed agreement and check that box and move on to use other levers of national power against Iran.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=likelihood
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=likelihood
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Likelihood
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=likelihood
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likelihood
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/likelihood
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=likelihood