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盖然性

Word · NounTraditional蓋然性

probability; likelihood

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

probability; likelihood; the quality of being possible but not certain

formal

A formal, abstract term used in logic, philosophy, law, and probability theory.

Zhè这
ge个
jié结
lùn论
zhǐ只
jù具
yǒu有
gài盖
rán然
xìng性
 ,
bìng并
fēi非
jué绝
duì对
zhēn真
lǐ理
 。

This conclusion has only a degree of probability; it is not absolute truth.

Zài在
sī司
fǎ法
pàn判
jué决
zhōng中
 ,
fǎ法
guān官
wǎng往
wǎng往
yī依
jù据
gài盖
rán然
xìng性
zhàn占
yōu优
shì势
de的
yuán原
zé则
lái来
pàn判
duàn断
 。

In judicial decisions, judges often judge based on the principle of the preponderance of probability.

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Zhé哲
xué学
jiā家
tàn探
tǎo讨
le了
què确
dìng定
xìng性
yǔ与
gài盖
rán然
xìng性
zhī之
jiān间
de的
qū区
bié别
 。

Philosophers have explored the distinction between certainty and probability.