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Probability Probability is the branch of mathematics concerning numerical descriptions of how likely an event is to occur, or how likely it is that a proposition is true. The probability of an event is a number between 0 and 1, where, roughly speakin ...

Likelihood function The likelihood function (often simply called the likelihood) represents the probability of random variable realizations conditional on particular values of the statistical parameters. Thus, when evaluated on a given sample, the likelihood funct ...

Likely (surname) Likely is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Isaiah Likely (born 2000), American football tight end * William Likely (born 1994), American football cornerback See also *Likely McBrien Likely Herman "Like" McBrien (7 Dece ...

Likely, British Columbia Likely is a unincorporated community in British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the Cariboo region of the province, and is situated where the west arm of Quesnel Lake empties into the Quesnel River. Roads from Likely lead southwest to Wil ...

, Canada, a community * Likely, California, United States, a census-designated place * Likely McBrien (1892-1956), leading Australian rules football administrator in the Victorian Football League *In the nomenclature of

political forecasting Political forecasting aims at forecasting the outcomes of political events. Political events can be a number of events such as diplomatic decisions, actions by political leaders and other areas relating to politicians and political institutions. T ...

, a "likely" seat is one that is predicted, but not definitively, to probably be won by a particular political party