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Vinony

improbability

noun

  1. unlikelihood
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪmˌpɹɒb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ / /ɪmˌpɹɑb.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ / [ɪmˌpɹɑb.əˈbɪl.ə.ɾi]

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English probability English improbability From im- + probability.

  1. The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood.
  2. That which is improbable; an improbable event or result.

    “"I really," returned the other with a sneer, "cannot agree about probabilities or improbabilities, but I know what the generality will think when they see a gentleman constantly with five very pretty girls, and I also know what they will say."”