probabilitas

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin probābilitās (“probability”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [probabiˈlit̪as]
• Hyphenation: pro‧ba‧bi‧li‧tas

Noun

probabilitas (plural probabilitas-probabilitas, first-person possessive probabilitasku, second-person possessive probabilitasmu, third-person possessive probabilitasnya)

1. probability:
   1. the state of being probable.
   2. (mathematics) a number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening.

Alternative forms

• probabiliti (Standard Malay)

Synonyms

• kebarangkalian (Standard Malay)
• kebolehjadian
• kementakan
• kemungkinan
• peluang

Derived terms

• probabilitas awal
• probabilitas peralihan
• probabilitas subjektif

 

Further reading

• “probabilitas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Etymology

Coined by Cicero, from probābilis +‎ -tās.

Noun

probābilitās f (genitive probābilitātis); third declension

1. probability
2. credibility

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	probābilitās	probābilitātēs
genitive	probābilitātis	probābilitātum
dative	probābilitātī	probābilitātibus
accusative	probābilitātem	probābilitātēs
ablative	probābilitāte	probābilitātibus
vocative	probābilitās	probābilitātēs

Descendants

• Catalan: probabilitat
• French: probabilité
• Galician: probabilidade
• Italian: probabilità
• Portuguese: probabilidade
• Romanian: probabilitate
• Spanish: probabilidad

References

• “probabilitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “probabilitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• probabilitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.