Likelihood
Likelihood noun - The quality or state of being likely to occur.
Outcome and likelihood are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Outcome" instead a noun "Likelihood".
Outcome
Outcome noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Likelihood and outcome are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Likelihood" instead a noun "Outcome".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good likelihood | good outcome |
| reasonable | reasonable likelihood | reasonable outcome |
| obvious | obvious likelihood | obvious outcome |
| actual | actual likelihood | actual outcome |
| Other adjectives: official. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Million-to-One Chance - If the unlikelihood of a random outcome is deemed too low to be of concern, the likelihood of its occurrence will instead be based on the dramatic potential of that outcome.
Source: Rule of Drama - Bayesian probability concerns itself with the likelihood of a given event based upon the outcome of past events; for example, if a coin has landed heads ten times, bayesian probability dictates it is highly likely to land heads an eleventh time (because it's probably a Two-Headed Coin).
Source: Formulaic Magic
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