The likeliness of a given event occurring

• prospect

  1. Something expected; a possibility.
  2. Chances.
  3. Financial expectations, especially of success.

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  1. Something expected; a possibility.
  2. Chances.
  3. Financial expectations, especially of success.

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• probability

  1. The quality or condition of being probable; likelihood.
  2. A probable situation, condition, or event:
  3. The likelihood that a given event will occur:

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  1. The quality or condition of being probable; likelihood.
  2. A probable situation, condition, or event:
  3. The likelihood that a given event will occur:

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• possibility

  1. The fact or state of being possible:
  2. Something that is possible:
  3. One that is capable of being chosen or of being made real:

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  1. The fact or state of being possible:
  2. Something that is possible:
  3. One that is capable of being chosen or of being made real:

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• odds

  1. A certain number of points given beforehand to a weaker side in a contest to equalize the chances of all participants.
  2. The ratio of the probability of an event's occurring to the probability of its not occurring.
  3. The likelihood of the occurrence of one thing rather than the occurrence of another thing, as in a contest:

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  1. A certain number of points given beforehand to a weaker side in a contest to equalize the chances of all participants.
  2. The ratio of the probability of an event's occurring to the probability of its not occurring.
  3. The likelihood of the occurrence of one thing rather than the occurrence of another thing, as in a contest:

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• chance

  1. The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause.
  2. A force assumed to cause events that cannot be foreseen or controlled; luck:
  3. The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability:

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  1. The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause.
  2. A force assumed to cause events that cannot be foreseen or controlled; luck:
  3. The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability:

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