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N1 Noun
公算probability, likelihood
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
probability, likelihood
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公算 【こうさん】
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この無謀な案は否決される公算が大きいです。
There is a high likelihood that this reckless plan will be rejected. {probability, likelihood}
台風が上陸する公算が強いので、警戒をしています。
Because the likelihood of the typhoon making landfall is high, we are on alert. {probability, likelihood}
成功の公算が小さい実験に補助金を出す事は出来ません。
We cannot provide subsidies for experiments with a small likelihood of success. {probability, likelihood}
部長:「成功の公算が大きければこそ、計画にお金を出してもらえるのです。」
Director: "It is precisely because the likelihood of success is high, that we can get funding for the project." {probability, likelihood}
もう三日も連絡が途絶えているので、彼らは山の中で遭難した公算が大きいです。
Since there has been no contact for three days now, there is a high probability that they've encountered a disaster in the mountains. {probability, likelihood}
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