Accident and Probability

Accident

Accident noun - A chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury.

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Probability and accident are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Probability" instead a noun "Accident".

Probability noun - The quality or state of being likely to occur.

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Accident and probability are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accident" instead a noun "Probability".

Nearby Words: probable, probably, probabilistic

certain	certain accident	certain probability
sheer	sheer accident	sheer probability
small	small accident	small probability
actual	actual accident	actual probability
Other adjectives: real, big, apparent, scientific.

One micromort (the measurement of the probability of death) is equivalent to an activity that has a one-in-a-million chance of a fatal accident occurring.

Source: Million-to-One Chance
Secondly he's assuming that an accident will happen, in which case the probability that it involves ladders is 8%, but that doesn't tell us anything about the chances that this specific ladder-climbing event will lead to an accident.

Source: Western Animation / The Pagemaster
The probability of doing this by accident is zero.

Source: Unwinnable by Insanity

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