1〔…の/…という〕可能性, 見込み, 公算(probability)〔of/(that)節〕；(具体的な何かの)見込み；((古))将来性‖Is there any 〜 of his [him] coming [that he will come] on time? 彼が時間通りに来る見込みはありますか(＝Is it likely that he will come on time? / Is he likely to come on time?)/There is a strong [great, good, high] 〜 of snow tonight. 今夜はおそらく雪になるだろう/There is every [little] 〜 that ... …の可能性は十分ある[ほとんどない].

2〔統計〕尤度(ゆうど), 公算‖maximum 〜( →maximum).

▼in ll lkelihood おそらく, 十中八九(very probably).

▽ fnction〔統計〕尤度(ゆうど)関数.

like・ly **lkli〔初14c；古ノルド語 lkligr(…しそうな). like^２+-ly^１〕