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Meaning of PROBABILISM

Pronunciation:  'prâbubu`lizum

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the doctrine that (since certainty is unattainable) probability is a sufficient basis for belief and action
  2. [n]  a Roman Catholic system of casuistry that when expert opinions differ an actor can follow any solidly probable opinion that he wishes even though some different opinion might be more probable
 
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 See Also: casuistry, philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Prob"a*bil*ism\, n. [Cf. F. probabilisme.]
The doctrine of the probabilists.
 
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