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Definition of Probable
Probable

Capable of being proved.

Having more evidence for than against; supported by evidence which inclines the mind to believe, but leaves some room for doubt; likely.

Rendering probable; supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating; as, probable evidence; probable presumption.

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Probable Quotations

Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities.
Aristotle

When it is not in our power to follow what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable.
Rene Descartes

It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance for a child to learn.
William Godwin

Many people genuinely do not want to be saints, and it is probable that some who achieve or aspire to sainthood have never felt much temptation to be human beings.
George Orwell

I think going to college for that one year was probable the best thing I have ever done.
Carmelo Anthony

Probable Translations

probable in Danish is sandsynlig
probable in Dutch is waarschijnlijk
probable in French is probable
probable in Spanish is probable
probable in Swedish is sannolik, trolig


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