a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc. | a risk involving danger |
an appraisal of the state of affairs | a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible |
a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance | an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another |
a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components | a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances |
| the possibility of future success |