probabilistic
pronunciation
How to pronounce probabilistic in British English: UK [ˌprɒbəbɪˈlɪstɪk]
How to pronounce probabilistic in American English: US [ˌprɑbəbɪˈlɪstɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the Roman Catholic philosophy of probabilism
- of or relating to or based on probability
Word Origin
- probabilistic (adj.)
- 1855, in a theological sense, from probabilist (1650s, from French probabiliste, 17c., from Latin probabilis, see probable) + -ic. Meaning "pertaining to probability" is from 1951. Related: Probabilism.
Example
- 1. The two basic sampling methods in use today are probabilistic and non_probabilistic sampling .