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likelihood vs odds

odds vs likelihood

likelihood and odds both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
likelihood Yes No No No
odds Yes No No No
As nouns, odds is a hyponym of likelihood; that is, odds is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than likelihood:
  • likelihood: the probability of a specified outcome
  • odds: the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
likelihood (noun) odds (noun)
the probability of a specified outcome the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another
Difference between likelihood and odds

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