2007-03-02 23:48:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
There are at least two different usages of the word probability in the English language. To say that "something is probably going to happen" means that the speaker of the phrase thinks that it is more likely to happen than not happen at some time in the future. A possibility means that something may happen, but the chance that it will happen at some time in the future is not specified.
Confusingly, there is a field of mathematics called statistics where the word probability refers to the likelihood of an event occuring or not occurring, being true or false etc. In this usage, the word probability refers to a calculated numerical value based on certain assumptions, and in this usage the probability may in fact be very small, ie have a numerical value close to zero.
2007-03-03 00:04:48 · answer #1 · answered by Jeff C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In essence
Possibility is the event of having a non-zero probability.
Some event is possible even if the probability of its happen is 0.00000000000001
Something being not possible means the probability is zero.
2007-03-03 00:01:43 · answer #2 · answered by curious 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a probability, that you might get the answer and then again there is a possibility you might get the answer.
2007-03-02 23:55:54 · answer #3 · answered by Gerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probability means something is likely to happen, possibility means it might or it might not happen.
2007-03-02 23:58:36 · answer #4 · answered by jingles 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
probability is 'heavier' than possibility.and possibility is often used with a negative sense of the word.
2007-03-02 23:52:10 · answer #5 · answered by Pauline K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will sometime versus maybe it will.
2007-03-02 23:56:33 · answer #6 · answered by Ranjeeh D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probability is statistical..possibilty is not,.
2007-03-02 23:52:32 · answer #7 · answered by nelinram 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
almost and maybe
2007-03-02 23:52:19 · answer #8 · answered by booge 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋