tūponotanga
1. (noun) chance meeting.
I te tūponotanga o Kuki me ana tāngata ki ētahi wāhine kirikau e kohi mātaitai ana, ka huna ngā wāhine ki waenga kōhatu (Te Ara 2017). / When Cook and his men had a chance meeting with some naked women gathering shellfish, the women hid themselves among the rocks.
2. (noun) probability, chance.
Ko te tūponotanga te matapae, te ine rānei, mehemea ka hua ake tētahi āhuatanga, kāore rānei. Arā, ngā kupu, ngā kīanga, me ngā kōrero hei whakaatu tūponotanga (pērā i te 'kāore e kore', te 'ākene pea' me ētahi atu). Ka whakamahia hoki he hautau i waenganui i te 0 me te 1 hei whakaatu tūponotanga. Mēnā ko te '0' te tūponotanga, e kore rawa tērā āhuatanga e hua ake. Mēnā ko te '1' te tūponotanga, āe mārika, ka hua ake taua āhuatanga (TRP 2010:297). / Probability is the prediction or measure of how likely an outcome is. Probability can be shown with words or phrases (such as 'without a doubt' or 'perhaps'). Fractional numbers between 0 and 1 can also be used to show probability. If the probability is '0', it will never happen. If the probability is '1', it is certain to happen.
