improbability
Americannoun
plural
improbabilities-
the quality or condition of being improbable; unlikelihood.
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something improbable or unlikely.
Etymology
Origin of improbability
First recorded in 1590–1600; improbable + -ity
Example Sentences
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David Hand, a British statistician and author of the 2014 book “The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day,” sits at the opposite end of the spectrum from Beitman.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2022
Jurist James Naughtie said it had been "impossible to separate" Murray's The Mark and the Void and Rothschild's debut novel The Improbability of Love.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2019
Improbability need not be an impediment in a musical.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2018
Musk is leaning toward the name “Heart of Gold,” the starship from the novel with Infinite Improbability Drive.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2016
Indeed, I might almost begin my famous essay on “The Improbability of the Infinite.”
From If I May by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)
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