likelihood
gb/lˈaɪklihˌʊd/ us/lˈaɪklihˌʊd/
B2
Engleză
~ 9500
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv
B2
quantity
1
probability that something will occur
How likely it is that something will happen.
Tipar de utilizare:
the likelihood of [something] / the likelihood that [clause]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners often say *"the likelihood to do something"* instead of the more natural *"the likelihood of doing something"* or *"the likelihood that something will happen"*. They may also confuse "likelihood" with "possibility"; "likelihood" suggests thinking about how probable something is, not just whether it can happen at all.
Sinonime
probability (More formal and slightly more common in statistics and technical contexts, but often interchangeable.)
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chance (More informal and general; sounds less technical than "likelihood".)
Antonime
improbability (Direct opposite, focusing on the fact that something is not likely to happen.)
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impossibility (Stronger opposite, meaning there is no chance at all that something will happen.)
Colocații
high likelihood
|strong likelihood
|reduce the likelihood
|likelihood of success
|likelihood that
|in all likelihood
Teme
daily life
|business
|science
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The likelihood of rain this weekend is quite low.
- There is a strong likelihood that the company will announce job cuts.
- Regular exercise can reduce the likelihood of heart disease.
- Analysts say the likelihood that the law will pass is increasing.
- We need to assess the likelihood of delays before setting a final deadline.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- There is a high likelihood of rain tomorrow.
- Smoking increases the likelihood of getting sick.
- The likelihood that he will be late is very small.
- They talked about the likelihood of winning the game.
- We must think about the likelihood of problems.
Substantiv
technical
C1
entity
2
statistical likelihood function
In statistics, a number or function that shows how well some values in a model fit the data you see.
Tipar de utilizare:
the likelihood of [parameters] given [data]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners often think this technical sense is exactly the same as everyday "probability". In statistics, likelihood is a function of model parameters given fixed data, while probability is usually a function of data given fixed parameters.
Sinonime
likelihood function (More explicit technical term; refers specifically to the function, not just the general idea of probability.)
Antonime
loss function (Not a direct semantic opposite, but often conceptually contrasted in modeling, where one is maximized and the other minimized.)
Colocații
likelihood function
|maximum likelihood
|likelihood ratio
|log-likelihood
|compute the likelihood
|maximize the likelihood
Teme
science
|math
|statistics
|research
|education
Exemple
- We use maximum likelihood to estimate the parameters of the model.
- The likelihood of the data under this hypothesis is extremely low.
- By comparing the likelihoods of the two models, we can see which one fits the data better.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- In this statistics class, we learn how to calculate likelihood.
- The computer program finds the parameters that give the highest likelihood.
- They compared the likelihood for two different models.
- A higher likelihood means the model explains the data better.
- We look at the likelihood of the data for each value of the parameter.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
likelihood
IPA
GB/lˈaɪklihˌʊd/
US/lˈaɪklihˌʊd/
Silabe și accent
like - li - hood (3 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (like)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: likelihood
- Plural: likelihood, likelihoods
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
in all likelihood
1/ˈɪn ˈɔl lˈaɪklihˌʊd/
fixed phrase
almost certainly; very probably
Used to say that something is almost sure to happen or to be true.
Exemple
- In all likelihood, the meeting will be canceled because of the storm.
- She will, in all likelihood, get the promotion.
- In all likelihood, they have already left the city.