How to use 確率 (かくりつ)
Meaning of 確率
The Japanese verb "確率" (かくりつ, kakuritsu) can have various meanings depending on the context in which it is used. Here's a list of its primary meanings along with examples:
- Probability: Refers to the extent to which an event is likely to occur, measured by the ratio of the favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible.
- Example: このサイコロを振ったとき、6が出る確率は1/6です。
- Translation: The probability of rolling a 6 with this die is 1/6.
- Likelihood: Often used in everyday language to discuss the chance or odds of something happening, not strictly in a mathematical sense.
- Example: 明日雨が降る確率は高いです。
- Translation: There is a high likelihood of rain tomorrow.