Pronunciation: ' prä-b ə -b ə - ˌ li-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: French probabilisme, from Latin probabilis probable
Date: circa 1843
1 : a theory that in disputed moral questions any solidly probable course may be followed even though an opposed course is or appears more probable
2 : a theory that certainty is impossible especially in the sciences and that probability suffices to govern belief and action
– prob · a · bi · list \ -list \ adjective or noun