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Term of the Road Dictionary

likelihood

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Scientific and Technical Tools Mathematics and Statistics
  • Definition : Chance of something happening. Notes: 1. In risk management, the term is used to refer to the chance of something happening, whether defined, measured or determined objectively or subjectively, qualitatively or quantitatively, and described using general terms or mathematically (such as a probability or a frequency over a given time period). 2.The term does not have a direct equivalent in some languages; instead, the equivalent of the term “probability” is often used. However, “probability” is often narrowly interpreted as a mathematical term [ISO Guide 73].

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