| probability | the quality of being probable, a probable event or the most probable event, for a while mutiny seemed a probability, going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost |
| probability chance | a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur, a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible, the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is . |
conditional probability
contingent probability | the probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred |
| joint probability | the probability of two events occurring together |
calculus
infinitesimal calculus | the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions |
differential calculus
method of fluxions | the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential |
| integral calculus | the part of calculus that deals with integration and its application in the solution of differential equations and in determining areas or volumes etc. |
| calculus of variations | the calculus of maxima and minima of definite integrals |
probability theory
theory of probability | the branch of applied mathematics that deals with probabilities |
propositional logic
propositional calculus | a branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as units and with their combinations and the connectives that relate them |
predicate calculus
functional calculus | a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions) |
calculus
concretion | a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts, found in hollow organs or ducts of the body, renal calculi can be very painful |
kidney stone
urinary calculus
nephrolith
renal calculus | a calculus formed in the kidney |
sialolith
salivary calculus | a stone formed in the salivary gland |
tartar
calculus tophus | an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums |
| probability theorist | a mathematician who specializes in probability theory |
probably
likely
in all likelihood
in all probability
belike | with considerable certainty, without much doubt, He is probably out of the country, in all likelihood we are headed for war |