likelihood

[ˈlaɪklihʊd]

Definition:
1. The chance of something happening.
2. The probability of a specified outcome.

Use 'likelihood' in a sentence:

1. This will also increase the likelihood that the modeling changes are accepted.
2. Some studies suggest that catharsis leads to reductions in tension and a lowered likelihood of future aggression.
3. The most important deterrent for most criminals is the likelihood of detection and arrest.
4. The limit properties of relative likelihood ratio of entropy density.
5. One day, there was some likelihood of rain.
6. Analysts expected a high likelihood of rate increase.
7. Some studies, including the new report, suggest DHA supplementation in pregnancy reduces the likelihood of premature birth.
8. The other likelihood is that you delegated prematurely.
9. The likelihood is that unemployment figures will continue to fall.
10. There is no likelihood of his succeeding.
11. Variance Reduction of Stochastic Simulation: Likelihood Ratio Method.
12. The likelihood of being named in a federal class-action lawsuit also increases, and the stock is likely to perform worse.
13. He faces growing unease among the Democrats about the likelihood of war.
14. That likelihood was 55 percent a month ago.
15. The exact mechanisms involved are still mysterious, but the likelihood that many cancers are initiated at the level of genes suggests that we will never prevent all cancers.
16. Likelihood of success: Too late.
17. In 2019, the trademark office dismissed Chanel's objection, saying there was no similarity and no likelihood of confusion in the mind of the public.
18. But the likelihood is that people would be willing to pay if they were certain that their money was going to a good cause.
19. In all likelihood, the committee will have to interview every woman who's worked with Thomas.
20. That's why this new policy also includes directions to update the current U.S. Government Orbital Debris Mitigation Standard Practices, which already require any entity that launches a satellite or spacecraft to vigorously analyze the likelihood that any of their actions, from an unexpected failure or normal operations, will create more space debris.
21. That, as we all know, is not only a possibility but a likelihood.
22. It increases the likelihood of effective problem solving.
23. He may even have accepted the likelihood of separation.
24. One is the increasing likelihood of a trade war.
25. As global surface temperatures increase, so does the likelihood of extreme weather.
26. Also consider the likelihood of finding employment in your chosen area.
27. There is very little likelihood of that happening.
28. But there is a distribution with a certain likelihood.
29. Likelihood analysis identified one or two parent pairs for the seedlings.
30. In the chapter on skyscrapers, for example, Mr. Smith touches on construction methods, the revolutionary invention of the automatic lift, the practicalities of living in the sky and the likelihood that, as cities become more crowded, apartment living will become the norm.
31. The research on method of maximum likelihood estimation for apparatus reliability failure analysis.
32. Given this existence of this immaterial soul, it's a possibility, indeed a fair likelihood, that we will survive our deaths.
33. Weighted likelihood is also effective for reduced feature.
34. In all likelihood, you already own an MP3 player and have Internet access.
35. There didn't seem much likelihood of it happening.
36. Otherwise, there is the likelihood of a loss.
37. The likelihood is that these companies now will show excellent profits on a two-year timescale.
38. Take all of your paid time off, which not only gives you recovery periods, but raises your productivity and likelihood of promotion.
39. In all likelihood the meeting will be cancelled.
40. The likelihood is that these companies now will show excellent profits on a two-year time scale.
41. We deeply analyse the likelihood approach to construct the objective function.
42. Application on Likelihood Ratio Test Used for Sensitivity Factors of Area Slope Stability.
43. Generating enough light could be prohibitively expensive, unless cheap, renewable energy is available, and this appears to be rather a future aspiration than a likelihood for the near future.
44. There is no likelihood of that happening.
45. Basic economics suggests the greater the potential consumers, the higher the likelihood of a better price.
46. The likelihood is that the slump will be followed by a period of buoyancy.
47. She found that chronic boredom "increased the likelihood of employees' turnover and early retirement10 intentions, poor self-rated health and stress symptoms".
48. The likelihood of infection is minimal.
49. This further increases the likelihood of conception.
50. There is every likelihood that sanctions will work.
51. Raff's team went on to calculate the likelihood of it happening.
52. A number of conditions enhance the likelihood that primary groups will arise.
53. But frequent hand washing and avoiding close contact with people who have colds can reduce the likelihood of catching one.