Babism (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[Babism 词源字典]
1850; see Baha'i.[Babism etymology, Babism origin, 英语词源]
improbability (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1590s, "fact or quality of being improbably;" see improbable + -ity. Meaning "an instance of something improbable" is from 1610s.
probabilistic (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1855, in a theological sense, from probabilist (1650s, from French probabiliste, 17c., from Latin probabilis, see probable) + -ic. Meaning "pertaining to probability" is from 1951. Related: Probabilism.
probability (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
mid-15c., "quality of being probable," from Old French probabilite (14c.) and directly from Latin probabilitatem (nominative probabilitas) "credibility, probability," from probabilis (see probable). Meaning "something likely to be true" is from 1570s; mathematical sense is from 1718.