Words / B2

pos-uh-BIL-uh-tee/ˌpɒsəˈbɪləti/

A possibility is something that might happen or be true: a real possibility; the possibility of a clash. Chance is everyday; probability is more mathematical. There is a possibility of a clash. Opposite: impossibility. Do not treat a possibility as a finding.

Meaning

Something that might happen or be true.

Examples

• “There is a possibility of a clash; check both timetables tonight.”
• “The possibility that the sensor failed needs a test, which is the hypothesis sense.”

Good to know

a possibility of + noun; there is a possibility that. Everyday: chance. Maths: probability. Planning and methods. Might, not did.

Near in meaning

chance

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