noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ high , real , strong
▪
There is a high ~ that it will snow tonight.
▪ greater , increased
▪ low
▪ equal
▪
All callers had an equal ~ of being chosen.
▪ relative
… OF PROBABILITY
▪ degree
▪
We can say with a high degree of ~ that the poem was written by Shakespeare.
VERB + PROBABILITY
▪ have
▪ increase
▪ decrease , reduce
▪ assess , calculate
▪ predict
▪ estimate
▪ determine
▪ affect , influence
▪
genetic factors that influence the ~ of becoming sick
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
measures to increase the ~ for a sustained recovery
▪ ~ of
▪
This surgical procedure has a high ~ of success.
PHRASES
▪ in all ~
▪
In all ~ she wouldn't come even if we invited her.
▪ on a/the balance of probabilities ( BrE )
▪
On the balance of probabilities, the pilot suffered a stroke before the crash.