1. a person who believes that certainty is impossible and that probability is the basis of belief and action
Usage: philosophy
2. a person who specializes in or studies probability theory
Usage: mathematics; statistics

Examples

• As a probabilist, she argued that absolute knowledge was unattainable.
• The probabilist approach to ethics considers the likelihood of outcomes.
• He worked as a probabilist for the insurance company, calculating risk.
• The probabilist developed new models for predicting market behavior.
• Many probabilists reject claims of absolute certainty in science.
• The conference brought together leading probabilists from around the world.