en sannolikhet

Definition & meaning

Sannolikhet means probability or likelihood: the chance that something will happen or be true.

In mathematics and statistics, it is a measure of how likely an event is, often expressed as a percentage or a number from 0 to 1.

Grammar & Word origin

• Noun: en sannolikhet
• Forms: sannolikheten (the probability), sannolikheter (probabilities), sannolikheterna (the probabilities)
• Formed from sannolik ↗ (“probable” or “likely”) and the noun-forming suffix -het, similar to “-ness” or “-ity” in English.

Synonyms & antonyms

• Synonym: trolighet ↗ means “likelihood.” It is generally less common and less technical than sannolikhet.
• Related contrast: osannolikhet ↗ means “improbability” or “unlikelihood,” rather than the mathematical opposite of a particular probability.

Common phrases & collocations

• med stor sannolikhet — “most likely” or “in all likelihood”
• hög sannolikhet — “high probability”
• låg sannolikhet — “low probability”
• beräkna sannolikheten — “calculate the probability”