Sujet : There is a probability of <an event> happening <----- Extremely rare , (navi-esque) De : HenHanna (at) *nospam* devnull.tb (HenHanna) Groupes :sci.langalt.usage.english Date : 02. Aug 2024, 07:21:31 Autres entêtes Organisation : A noiseless patient Spider Message-ID :<v8hqha$2ll4e$1@dont-email.me> User-Agent : Mozilla Thunderbird
>>> which is the stronger statement: -There is a possibility of <an event> happening -There is a probability of <an event> happening <----- Extremely rare (navi-esque) if something is probable... you usu. qualify it ... e.g. more than 1/3 probability that...... more probable than not that.... _________________________________ For example: "There is a possibility of rain tomorrow" is vague and doesn't provide any specific information about the chances of rain. "There is a 70% probability of rain tomorrow" is much more specific and informative, giving a clear indication of the likelihood.
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There is a probability of <an event> happening <----- Extremely rare , (navi-esque)