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probable |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Probable \Prob"a*ble\, a. [L. probabilis, fr probare to try approve, prove: cf F. probable. See {Prove}, and cf {Provable}.] 1. Capable of being proved. [Obs.] 2. Having more evidence for than against; supported by evidence which inclines the mind to believe, but leaves some room for doubt; likely. That is accounted probable which has better arguments producible for it than can be brought against it --South. I do not say that the principles of religion are merely probable; I have before asserted them to be morally certain. --Bp. Wilkins. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: probable adj 1: likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" [syn: {likely}, {plausible}] [ant: {improbable}] 2: apparently destined; "the probable consequences of going ahead with the scheme" n : an applicant likely to be chosen
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