probable
Likely or most likely to be true.
Example
“It's probable that it will rain tomorrow.”
Other meanings
Likely to happen.
“With all the support we have, success is looking probable.”
Supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating.
Related words
- equiprobable
- nonprobable
- probabilify
- probabilistics
- probableness
- unprobable
- probable error
- probability
- probable cause
- probably
Word history
From Latin "probābilis" (that may be proved, credible).
Where this comes from
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