probabilistic.

Describing possible outcomes through probabilities rather than a single guaranteed result.

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Words that belong together

• probabilistic model
• probabilistic forecast
• probabilistic reasoning

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The probabilistic forecast assigned a substantial chance to either outcome.

A probabilistic model can estimate risk without identifying exactly who will be affected.

The court considered whether the probabilistic evidence supported an individual claim.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic. Academic; probabilistic reasoning can be precise without being certain. It does not mean arbitrary or unknowable, and a high probability is not a guarantee. Normally non-gradable in this sense; comparison requires a specific contextual scale. Derived family (not inflections): probability, probabilistically.