improbability

== English == === Etymology === From im- +‎ probability. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmˌpɹɒb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪmˌpɹɑb.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/, [ɪmˌpɹɑb.əˈbɪl.ə.ɾi], /ɪmˌpɹɑb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, [ɪmˌpɹɑb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ɾi] Rhymes: -ɪlɪti === Noun === improbability (countable and uncountable, plural improbabilities) The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood. That which is improbable; an improbable event or result. ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “improbability”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “improbability”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.