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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
action
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From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
actions
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From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
any
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From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
Arbitrary
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From this reading Arbitrary actions such as we call criminal cannot ever be justified by mathematics.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is the method by which unfavorable chance happenings are made least probable.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
call
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From this reading Arbitrary actions such as we call criminal cannot ever be justified by mathematics.
cannot
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From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
chance
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From this reading The effect of moral considerations, in conduct, may be stated to be a mathematically verifiable reduction in the number of unfavorable possible chance happenings.
common
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From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
conduct
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From this reading The effect of moral considerations, in conduct, may be stated to be a mathematically verifiable reduction in the number of unfavorable possible chance happenings.
consequences
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From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
considerations
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From this reading The effect of moral considerations, in conduct, may be stated to be a mathematically verifiable reduction in the number of unfavorable possible chance happenings.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, whether this process is termed the intelligent use of probability, or ethics, or piety, makes no difference in the fact.
criminal
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From this reading Arbitrary actions such as we call criminal cannot ever be justified by mathematics.
difference
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From this reading Of course, whether this process is termed the intelligent use of probability, or ethics, or piety, makes no difference in the fact.
effect
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From this reading The effect of moral considerations, in conduct, may be stated to be a mathematically verifiable reduction in the number of unfavorable possible chance happenings.
ethics
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From this reading Of course, whether this process is termed the intelligent use of probability, or ethics, or piety, makes no difference in the fact.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arbitrary actions such as we call criminal cannot ever be justified by mathematics.
fact
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From this reading Of course, whether this process is termed the intelligent use of probability, or ethics, or piety, makes no difference in the fact.
happenings
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From this reading The effect of moral considerations, in conduct, may be stated to be a mathematically verifiable reduction in the number of unfavorable possible chance happenings.
high
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From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
increases
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From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
intelligent
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From this reading Of course, whether this process is termed the intelligent use of probability, or ethics, or piety, makes no difference in the fact.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the method by which unfavorable chance happenings are made least probable.
justified
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From this reading Arbitrary actions such as we call criminal cannot ever be justified by mathematics.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the method by which unfavorable chance happenings are made least probable.
lengthened
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From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
made
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From this reading It is the method by which unfavorable chance happenings are made least probable.
makes
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From this reading Of course, whether this process is termed the intelligent use of probability, or ethics, or piety, makes no difference in the fact.
mathematically
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From this reading The effect of moral considerations, in conduct, may be stated to be a mathematically verifiable reduction in the number of unfavorable possible chance happenings.
mathematics
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From this reading Arbitrary actions such as we call criminal cannot ever be justified by mathematics.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The effect of moral considerations, in conduct, may be stated to be a mathematically verifiable reduction in the number of unfavorable possible chance happenings.
method
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From this reading It is the method by which unfavorable chance happenings are made least probable.
moral
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From this reading The effect of moral considerations, in conduct, may be stated to be a mathematically verifiable reduction in the number of unfavorable possible chance happenings.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Of course, whether this process is termed the intelligent use of probability, or ethics, or piety, makes no difference in the fact.
number
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From this reading The effect of moral considerations, in conduct, may be stated to be a mathematically verifiable reduction in the number of unfavorable possible chance happenings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Of course, whether this process is termed the intelligent use of probability, or ethics, or piety, makes no difference in the fact.
piety
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From this reading Of course, whether this process is termed the intelligent use of probability, or ethics, or piety, makes no difference in the fact.
possible
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From this reading The effect of moral considerations, in conduct, may be stated to be a mathematically verifiable reduction in the number of unfavorable possible chance happenings.
power
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From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
probability
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From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
probable
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From this reading It is the method by which unfavorable chance happenings are made least probable.
process
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From this reading Of course, whether this process is termed the intelligent use of probability, or ethics, or piety, makes no difference in the fact.
reduction
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From this reading The effect of moral considerations, in conduct, may be stated to be a mathematically verifiable reduction in the number of unfavorable possible chance happenings.
series
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From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
stated
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From this reading The effect of moral considerations, in conduct, may be stated to be a mathematically verifiable reduction in the number of unfavorable possible chance happenings.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Arbitrary actions such as we call criminal cannot ever be justified by mathematics.
termed
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From this reading Of course, whether this process is termed the intelligent use of probability, or ethics, or piety, makes no difference in the fact.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of course, whether this process is termed the intelligent use of probability, or ethics, or piety, makes no difference in the fact.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The effect of moral considerations, in conduct, may be stated to be a mathematically verifiable reduction in the number of unfavorable possible chance happenings.
unfavorable
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From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
use
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From this reading Of course, whether this process is termed the intelligent use of probability, or ethics, or piety, makes no difference in the fact.
verifiable
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From this reading The effect of moral considerations, in conduct, may be stated to be a mathematically verifiable reduction in the number of unfavorable possible chance happenings.
very
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From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Arbitrary actions such as we call criminal cannot ever be justified by mathematics.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Of course, whether this process is termed the intelligent use of probability, or ethics, or piety, makes no difference in the fact.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is the method by which unfavorable chance happenings are made least probable.
zero
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From this reading "The probability of unfavorable consequences cannot be zero in any action of common life, but the probability increases by a very high power as a series of actions is lengthened.
