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Possibility
Possibility is the condition or fact of being possible. Latin origins of the word hint at ability. Possibility may refer to: * Probability, the measure of the likelihood that an event will occur * Epistemic possibility, a topic in philosophy and modal logic * Possibility theory, a mathematical theory for dealing with certain types of uncertainty and is an alternative to probability theory * Subjunctive possibility, (also called alethic possibility) is a form of modality studied in modal logic. ** Logical possibility, a proposition that will depend on the system of logic being considered, rather than on the violation of any single rule * Possible world, a complete and consistent way the world is or could have been Other * Possible (Italy), a political party in Italy *Possible Peru, a political party in Peru * Possible Peru Alliance, an electoral alliance in Peru Entertainment *''Kim Possible'', a US children's TV series :*Kim Possible (character), the central character o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Possibility (song)
"Possibility" is a song recorded by Swedish recording artist Lykke Li for the soundtrack to the 2009 film '' The Twilight Saga: New Moon''. Li had been asked to write a song for the film soundtrack, but she was initially reluctant to commit to the project. After seeing an early film screening, she decided she wanted to contribute to the soundtrack. Following the soundtrack's release on 16 October 2009, "Possibility" charted at number 59 on the Swedish Singles Chart for the week of 4 December 2009, based on download sales from the album. The song was also featured in the season one finale of the ABC sitcom '' Suburgatory'', originally aired on 16 May 2012. On 2 December 2022, "Possibility" was released as a promotional single through LL Recordings. Background and writing Li commented on the song in an October 2009 interview with MTV News, saying, "Everyone kept asking me if I wanted to do it, how he songwas going, when would I have it finished, and I was like, 'Eh, I don't k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Possibility Theory
Possibility theory is a mathematical theory for dealing with certain types of uncertainty and is an alternative to probability theory. It uses measures of possibility and necessity between 0 and 1, ranging from impossible to possible and unnecessary to necessary, respectively. Professor Lotfi Zadeh first introduced possibility theory in 1978 as an extension of his theory of fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic. Didier Dubois (mathematician), Didier Dubois and Henri Prade further contributed to its development. Earlier, in the 1950s, economist G. L. S. Shackle proposed the min/max algebra to describe degrees of potential surprise. Formalization of possibility For simplicity, assume that the universe of discourse Ω is a finite set. A possibility measure is a function \Pi from 2^\Omega to [0, 1] such that: :Axiom 1: \Pi(\varnothing) = 0 :Axiom 2: \Pi(\Omega) = 1 :Axiom 3: \Pi(U \cup V) = \max \left( \Pi(U), \Pi(V) \right) for any disjoint sets, disjoint subsets U and V.Dubois, D.; Prad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Possibility (album)
''Possibility'' is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 10 October 1984 under the Warner Pioneer label. The album includes the hit singles " Jukkai (1984)" and " Southern Wind", as well as the continuation of single Kita Wing - ''Dramatic Airport''. Background ''Possibility'' is the second studio album released in 1984, five months after the previous studio album ''Anniversary''. The music production team consist of a long-term collaborators from Nakamori's debut times, such as a Mitsuo Hagita, siblings Etsuko and Takao Kisugi, Gorō Matsui, Kōji Tamaki (member of Anzen Chitai), Tetsuji Hayashi and Ryou Matsuda. Album track ''Dramatic Airport (Kita Wing part 2)'' is the sequel track to the single ''Kita Wing'', which was released in January 1984. Promotion Single "Southern Wind" was released on 11 April 1984, her second single in 1984. The single debuted at number one on the Oricon Single Weekly Chart and became the tenth best-sellin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letters To God
''Letters to God'' is a 2010 American Christian film, Christian drama film directed by David Nixon and starring Robyn Lively, Jeffrey Johnson, Tanner Maguire, Michael Bolten and Bailee Madison. The story was written by Patrick Doughtie about his son Tyler, with the screenplay penned by Doughtie, Art D'Alessandro, Sandra Thrift and Cullen Douglas. The story took place in Nashville, Tennessee, but the movie was filmed in Orlando, Florida. ''Letters to God'' is based on the true story of Tyler Doughtie and his battle with cancer. In the film, this character is given the name Tyler Doherty and is played by Tanner Maguire. The film was released to theaters on April 9, 2010, with mixed reviews. Despite opening at #10 at the box office, it fell just $92,000 short of its $3 million budget with a final gross of $2.9 million. Plot Tyler Doherty (Tanner Maguire) is an 8-year-old cancer patient with a strong faith in Jesus and a penchant for writing and sending letters to God. Since his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subjunctive Possibility
Subjunctive possibility (also called alethic possibility) is a form of modality studied in modal logic. Subjunctive possibilities are the sorts of possibilities considered when conceiving counterfactual situations; subjunctive modalities are modalities that bear on whether a statement ''might have been'' or ''could be'' true—such as ''might'', ''could'', ''must'', ''possibly'', ''necessarily'', ''contingently'', ''essentially'', ''accidentally'', and so on. Subjunctive possibilities include logical possibility, metaphysical possibility, nomological possibility, and temporal possibility. Subjunctive possibility and other modalities Subjunctive possibility is contrasted with (among other things) epistemic possibility (which deals with how the world ''may'' be, ''for all we know'') and deontic possibility (which deals with how the world ''ought'' to be). Epistemic possibility The contrast with epistemic possibility is especially important to draw, since in ordinary langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logical Possibility
Logical possibility refers to a logical proposition that cannot be disproved, using the axioms and rules of a given system of logic. The logical possibility of a proposition will depend upon the system of logic being considered, rather than on the violation of any single rule. Some systems of logic restrict inferences from inconsistent propositions or even allow for true contradictions. Other logical systems have more than two truth-values instead of a binary of such values. Some assume the system in question is classical propositional logic. Similarly, the criterion for logical possibility is often based on whether or not a proposition is contradictory and as such, is often thought of as the broadest type of possibility. In modal logic, a logical proposition is possible if it is true in some possible world. The universe of "possible worlds" depends upon the axioms and rules of the logical system in which one is working, but given some logical system, any logically consist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ability
Abilities are powers an agent has to perform various Action (philosophy), actions. They include common abilities, like walking, and rare abilities, like performing a double backflip. Abilities are intelligent powers: they are guided by the person's intention and executing them successfully results in an action, which is not true for all types of powers. They are closely related to but not identical with various other concepts, such as disposition, know-how, aptitude, talent (skill), talent, potential, and skill. #Theories of ability, Theories of ability aim to articulate the nature of abilities. Traditionally, the ''conditional analysis'' has been the most popular approach. According to it, having an ability means one would perform the action in question if one tried to do so. On this view, Michael Phelps has the ability to swim 200 meters in under 2 minutes because he would do so if he tried to. This approach has been criticized in various ways. Some counterexamples involve cases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Possible
''The Possible'' (, ''Kao ... Kao'') is a 2006 Thai musical-comedy film. It stars Thai rapper Joey Boy (Apisit Opsasaimlikit) as the leader of a 1970s rock group ( Thai string combo) that finds themselves transported by a time machine-microphone to the present day. The band, The Possible, is patterned loosely after an actual Thai band from the 1970s, The Impossibles. The film is directed by Witthaya Thongyooyong, one of the six directors of the hit 2003 Thai film, '' Fan Chan''. Plot In 1969 in Thailand, The Possible are the most popular band. But the fame has caused the band members to have big egos. They ignore their fans. The lead singer, Toi, is cavorting with a farang woman, and is caught by his Thai girlfriend, Straw. One day, on the way to a concert, Toi finds a present that has been given to the band by a fan. It is a pink microphone called a "Hit Tester". He tries it out at first at another show being given by an upstart rival band, The Impossibles, singing vulga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epistemic Possibility
In philosophy and modal logic, epistemic possibility relates a statement under consideration to the current state of our knowledge about the actual world: a statement is said to be: * ''epistemically possible'' if it ''may be true, for all we know'' * ''epistemically necessary'' if it is ''certain'' (or ''must be the case), given what we know'' * ''epistemically impossible'' if it ''cannot be true, given what we know'' Epistemic possibility is often contrasted with subjunctive possibility (or alethic possibility), and although epistemic and subjunctive possibilities are often expressed using the same modal terms (such as ''possibly'', ''could be'', ''must be'') or similar modal terms that are sometimes confused (such as ''may be'' and ''might be''), statements that are qualified in terms of epistemic possibility and statements that are qualified in terms of subjunctive possibility have importantly different meanings. The contrast is best explained by example. Consider the two st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Possible World
A possible world is a complete and consistent way the world is or could have been. Possible worlds are widely used as a formal device in logic, philosophy, and linguistics in order to provide a semantics for intensional and modal logic. Their metaphysical status has been a subject of controversy in philosophy, with modal realists such as David Lewis arguing that they are literally existing alternate realities, and others such as Robert Stalnaker arguing that they are not. Logic Possible worlds are one of the foundational concepts in modal and intensional logics. Formulas in these logics are used to represent statements about what ''might'' be true, what ''should'' be true, what one ''believes'' to be true and so forth. To give these statements a formal interpretation, logicians use structures containing possible worlds. For instance, in the relational semantics for classical propositional modal logic, the formula \Diamond P (read as "possibly P") is actually true if and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Possibilities (other)
''Possibilities ''Possibilities'' is the thirty-ninth studio album by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released on August 30, 2005, by Hear Music and Vector Recordings. Background The album features a variety of guest musicians such as Trey Anastasio an ...'' is a 2005 jazz album by Herbie Hancock. Possibilities may also refer to: * ''Possibilities'' (King Never album), a 2010 album by American rock band King Never * The Possibilities, Athens, Georgia rock band * "Possibilities" (''Knots Landing''), a 1982 television episode * "Possibilities" (''Mutant X''), a 2004 television episode * "The Possibilities" (''Preacher''), a 2016 television episode *"Possibilities", a song by Memphis May Fire from their 2014 album '' Unconditional'' *"Possibilities", a song by Weezer from their 2002 album '' Maladroit'' See also * Possibility (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impossible (other)
Impossible, Imposible or Impossibles may refer to: Music * ''ImPossible'' (album), a 2016 album by Divinity Roxx * ''The Impossible'' (album), a 1981 album by Ken Lockie Groups * The Impossibles (American band), a 1990s indie-ska group from Austin, Texas * The Impossibles (Australian band), an Australian band * The Impossibles (Thai band), a 1970s Thai rock band Songs * "Impossible" (Captain Hollywood Project song) (1993) * "The Impossible" (song), a country music song by Joe Nichols (2002) * "Impossible" (Edyta Górniak song) (2003) * "Impossible" (Kanye West song) (2006) * "Impossible" (Travis Scott song) (2015) * "Impossible" (Daniel Merriweather song) (2009) * "Impossible" (Måns Zelmerlöw song) (2009) * "Impossible" (Anberlin song) (2010) * "Impossible" (Shontelle song) (2010), covered by James Arthur (2012) * "Impossible", from Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1957 musical '' Cinderella'' * "Impossible", a song written by Steve Allen and recorded by Nat King Cole fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |