probit
/ˈpɹɑbɪt/noun
probit is spelled P-R-O-B-I-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, probit means “A unit, derived from a standard normal distribution, used in measuring the responses to doses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of probit is probits.
How many letters and syllables are in probit?
| Letters | 6: P-R-O-B-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is probit?
Probit appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce probit?
- UK /ˈpɹɒbɪt/
- US /ˈpɹɑbɪt/
- Canada /ˈpɹɒbɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-probit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of probit
- probits plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does probit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A unit, derived from a standard normal distribution, used in measuring the responses to doses.
- 2
The probit function, the inverse of the standard normal cumulative distribution function.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does probit come from?
Blend of probability + unit. Coined by American statistician Chester Ittner Bliss in 1934: “These arbitrary probability units have been termed ‘probits’…”
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).