statistics n. 1.統計學,統計法〔用作單數〕。 2.統計數字[資料],統計表〔用作復數〕。 Government statisticsindicate that prices have gone down. 政府統計指出物價已經下降。 You may consult the statistics on population issued by the government. 你可以查一查政府發表的人口統計。 the vital statistics (出生、結婚、死亡等)人口動態統計。 collect [take] statistics 進行統計。
probability n. 1.或有;或然性。 2.【哲學】蓋然性〔在 certainly 和 doubt 或 posibility 之間〕。 3.【數學】幾率,概率,或然率。 4.或有的事;可能的結果。 5.〔pl.〕〔美俚〕天氣預測。 What are the probabilities 有幾分把握? The probabilities are against us [in our favour]. 趨勢對我們好像不利[有利]。 hit probability 命中率。 in all probability 很可能,大概,多半,十之八九。 probability of (missile survival) (飛彈不被擊落的)概率。 The probability is that ... 大概是…,很可能是…。 There is every probability of [that] ... 多半有,多半會。 There is no probability of [that] ... 很難有,很難會。