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Recent Examples of conditional probability
That’s where conditional probability enters the picture.
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Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Fraud Detection As mentioned earlier, conditional probability allows firms to update risk assessments in real-time.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Thus was born, in these villages, the idea of conditional probabilities and, with it, the practice of conditional love.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024
The prosecutor’s fallacy emerges constantly in problems of conditional probability, leading us sirenlike towards precisely the wrong conclusions—and undetected, sends innocent people to jail.
—David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
Each term in the Drake equation sets the conditional probability of the term that comes after.
—Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2021
The Goldman team sees a 30% probability of entering a recession over the next year, up from 15% previously, and a 25% conditional probability of entering a recession in the second year if one is avoided in the first.
—Enda Curran, Fortune, 21 June 2022
To calculate the probability of the outcome resulting from any particular branch (a conditional probability), the probabilities of the sequence of events are multiplied.
—New York Times, 13 May 2020
Doyle believes the humpback whales have conditional probabilities in their language.
—Brian Resnick, Vox, 6 Dec. 2018
Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Fraud Detection As mentioned earlier, conditional probability allows firms to update risk assessments in real-time.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Thus was born, in these villages, the idea of conditional probabilities and, with it, the practice of conditional love.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024
The prosecutor’s fallacy emerges constantly in problems of conditional probability, leading us sirenlike towards precisely the wrong conclusions—and undetected, sends innocent people to jail.
—David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
Each term in the Drake equation sets the conditional probability of the term that comes after.
—Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2021
The Goldman team sees a 30% probability of entering a recession over the next year, up from 15% previously, and a 25% conditional probability of entering a recession in the second year if one is avoided in the first.
—Enda Curran, Fortune, 21 June 2022
To calculate the probability of the outcome resulting from any particular branch (a conditional probability), the probabilities of the sequence of events are multiplied.
—New York Times, 13 May 2020
Doyle believes the humpback whales have conditional probabilities in their language.
—Brian Resnick, Vox, 6 Dec. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conditional probability
Noun
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If these two kids are indicative of even a small percentage of all high school graduates, then there is hope that our country will be successful.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, during this period should rise by a percentage in either the high single digits or low double digits.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 May 2025
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With its mix of adrenaline, speed, and high probability of bruising your nether regions, BMX would seem a natural fit.—
Chris Haslam,
Wired News,
23 May 2025
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Our own data showed an uptick in the organizational adoption of AI, indicating transformative potential.—
Brian Jackson,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Then pair that with Chop Robinson’s second season, and Miami has the potential to possess a dangerous trio of pass rushers.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2025
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Ivey sees possibilities for students elsewhere, or in the future.—
Dr. Marlena Corcoran,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Maxwell said the housing subcommittee is considering the possibility of suspending or amending ordinances that relate to short-term housing, in the hopes that those hoping to turn their homes into Airbnbs can do so safely, and without breaking ordinances.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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“Conditional probability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conditional%20probability. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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