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probability

 
/ˌprɒbəˈbɪləti/ noun

Translation

[C, U] how likely it is that something will happen
ihtimal, olasılık
[+ of + doing sth] What's the probability of winning? [+ (that)] There's a high probability that he'll get the job.3961757
in all probability used to mean that something is very likely
büyük bir olasılıkla/ihtimalle
She will, in all probability, have left before we arrive.1757
(Definition of probability noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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