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Noun

1. 1
   The probability that an event will take place given the restrictive assumption that another event has taken place, or that a combination of other events has taken place. (Mathematically, the definition would be that the conditional probability of B given A is equal to the joint probability of A and B divided by the probability of A.) countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred wordnet

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conditionalscontingent probability