Technical term in statistics and probability, referring to the plausibility of a parameter value given observed data. Not used in everyday conversation.
In maximum likelihood estimation, we find the parameters that maximize the likelihood.
The likelihood of this model is very low.
likelihood ratio
log-likelihood
likelihood function
The kanji 尤 means 'reasonable' or 'plausible', and 度 means 'degree'. The reading ゆうど is a Sino-Japanese compound. The term was coined as a translation of the English statistical term 'likelihood'.