believe (usu. negative); confidence (stat.)
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to believe; to credit
Primarily used in negative constructions such as 难以置信 (hard to believe) or 不可置信 (unbelievable). Rarely used in affirmative statements.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
lìng令
rén人
nán难
yǐ以
zhì置
xìn信
。
This matter is hard to believe.
Tā他
de的
shuō说
fǎ法
jiǎn简
zhí直
bù不
kě可
zhì置
xìn信
。
His statement is simply unbelievable.
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Zhè这
yàng样
de的
jié结
guǒ果
ràng让
rén人
nán难
yǐ以
zhì置
xìn信
。
Such results are difficult to believe.
noun
confidence (statistics)
technicalTechnical term used in statistics and data science, typically appearing in compound terms such as 置信区间 (confidence interval) and 置信度 (confidence level).
Zhè这
ge个
zhì置
xìn信
qū区
jiān间
shì是
jiǔ9
shí5
wǔ%
。
This confidence interval is 95%.
Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
jì计
suàn算
zhì置
xìn信
dù度
。
We need to calculate the confidence level.