Improbability
noun
The quality of being unlikely to happen; unlikelihood.
Despite the improbability of a hurricane in his area, he prepared his home for the worst situation.
Often appears as...
- high improbability
- striking improbability
noun
The quality of being unlikely to happen; unlikelihood.
Despite the improbability of a hurricane in his area, he prepared his home for the worst situation.
Often appears as...
- high improbability
- striking improbability
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Express Doubt
Use 'improbability' to express skepticism or doubt about an event occurring.
Given the improbability of winning the lottery, I don't bother buying tickets.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Impossible
'Improbability' suggests something is very unlikely, but not completely impossible.
The improbability of getting a perfect score shouldn't discourage you from trying.
Pro Tip 3/3Nuanced Expectation
It subtly conveys that while an event is unexpected, its occurrence would be acknowledged.
He smirked at the improbability of the quiet student answering the question, yet she did.
Pro Tip 1/3Express Doubt
Use 'improbability' to express skepticism or doubt about an event occurring.
Given the improbability of winning the lottery, I don't bother buying tickets.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Impossible
'Improbability' suggests something is very unlikely, but not completely impossible.
The improbability of getting a perfect score shouldn't discourage you from trying.
Pro Tip 3/3Nuanced Expectation
It subtly conveys that while an event is unexpected, its occurrence would be acknowledged.
He smirked at the improbability of the quiet student answering the question, yet she did.
Pro Tip 1/3Express Doubt
Use 'improbability' to express skepticism or doubt about an event occurring.
Given the improbability of winning the lottery, I don't bother buying tickets.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Impossible
'Improbability' suggests something is very unlikely, but not completely impossible.
The improbability of getting a perfect score shouldn't discourage you from trying.
Pro Tip 3/3Nuanced Expectation
It subtly conveys that while an event is unexpected, its occurrence would be acknowledged.
He smirked at the improbability of the quiet student answering the question, yet she did.
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Why the universe seems...
We could make some sort of landmark points along a spectrum of improbability, which might look like the electromagnetic spectrum we just looked at. If life has arisen only once on any --
Video examples
Why the universe seems...
We could make some sort of landmark points along a spectrum of improbability, which might look like the electromagnetic spectrum we just looked at. If life has arisen only once on any --
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Quote examples
Lewis Thomas
American Scientist
The future is too interesting and dangerous to be entrusted to any predictable, reliable agency. We need all the fallibility we can get. Most of all, we need to preserve the absolute unpredictability and total improbability of our connected minds. That way we can keep open all the options, as we have in the past.
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Flea
Australian Musician
The apparatus has to serve our improbability and improvisation. Being good and playing the songs is not enough.
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Ronald Fisher
English Mathematician
Natural selection is a mechanism for generating an exceedingly high degree of improbability.
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Jerry Pournelle
American Journalist
The importance of information is directly proportional to its improbability.
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Richard Dawkins
English Scientist
The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.
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Lewis Thomas
American Scientist
The future is too interesting and dangerous to be entrusted to any predictable, reliable agency. We need all the fallibility we can get. Most of all, we need to preserve the absolute unpredictability and total improbability of our connected minds. That way we can keep open all the options, as we have in the past.
Quote examples
Flea
Australian Musician
The apparatus has to serve our improbability and improvisation. Being good and playing the songs is not enough.
Quote examples
Ronald Fisher
English Mathematician
Natural selection is a mechanism for generating an exceedingly high degree of improbability.
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Jerry Pournelle
American Journalist
The importance of information is directly proportional to its improbability.
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Richard Dawkins
English Scientist
The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.
Example 1 of 5
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