Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, on Feb. 2012
Through the word unlikely It may refer to that situation or event that turns out to be unlikely or not at all likely, possible, to happen. It is unlikely that during the winter snow in Brazil.
Meanwhile, the improbable term is associated with other terms that can normally be used as synonyms of the same or vice versa, such as: difficult, uncertain, doubtful, uncertain, absurd and remote; meanwhile, the improbable word opposes to concepts like those of probable and sure.
That which is unlikely to occur, as a consequence of the difficulty it has when it comes to succeeding or become reality, it will generate, if it does happen, an authentic state of surprise among those witnesses of the affair. For example, going back to the previous example, that it is extremely difficult for it to snow in Brazil during winter, if such meteorological situation finally occurs, without a doubt, it will become an unusual event that will surprise and capture the attention of the majority due to the aforementioned difficulty raised about their event.
Then, on the opposite side of the improbable we find the probable, which turns out to be that situation, event, among others, that it is possible that. For example, during winter, it is possible for snow to fall in most of the USA, that is, in this case, no citizen American or anyone who does not live there but knows the weather conditions features of the region At the mentioned time of year, you won't be the least bit surprised if it snows. In this case, it would be unlikely that snow during the summer.
From the foregoing it follows that the improbable, for the most part, is linked to the surprise and strange.
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