Improbabilities

Improbabilities
Improbability Im*prob`a*bil"i*ty, n.; pl. {Improbabilities}. [Cf. F. improbabilit['e].] The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood; also, that which is improbable; an improbable event or result. [1913 Webster]

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