It is clear enough that the hound has been laid on from some article of Sir Henry’s—the boot which was abstracted in the hotel, in all probability—and so ran this man down.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
I think also that the probability is in favour of his being a country practitioner who does a great deal of his visiting on foot.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
And so could I—from which I gather that in all probability it was a false one.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
The probability lies in that direction.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
As it was done yesterday the strong probability was that we should find the words in yesterday’s issue.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
The probability was, therefore, that she was telling the truth, or, at least, a part of the truth.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
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Merriam-Webster
— the quality or state of being probable
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Macmillan
— a measure of how likely something is to happen
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Other Word Forms
probabilities
Usage
6 uses of ‘probability’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle