What is the difference between probability and possibility?
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Empirically? 1-50%.
If you are American, male, and under age 25, it is possible that you will be Super Bowl MVP one day. It’s phenomenally unlikely, but it doesn’t become impossible until you hit 45 or so.
If you American, male, and under age 25, it is probable that you don’t have cancer. It’s possible you have it, but only about 2% of cancer cases are diagnosed at that age, so it’s not terribly likely.
Possible means there’s a non-zero chance it could happen, no matter how small that chance is.
Probable means it is at least 51% likely.
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