ˌædæptˈeɪʃən tʊ ɐ pɹˌɑːbəbɪlˈɪstɪk wˈɜːld ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚz ðætðɪ ˈɔːɹɡənˌɪzəm lˈɜːn tʊ ɛmplˈɔɪ pɹˌɑːbəbɪlˈɪstɪk mˈiːnz tʊ ɐtʃˈiːv ɡˈoʊlz ænd lˈɜːn tə jˈuːɾɪlˌaɪz pɹˌɑːbəbɪlˈɪstɪk, ʌnsˈɜːʔn̩ ˈɛvɪdəns pɹˈɑːksɪməl kjˈuːz ɐbˌaʊt ðə wˈɜːld ðə dɪstˈæl ˈɑːbdʒɛkt.
Adaptation to a probabilistic world requires that the organism learn to employ probabilistic means to achieve goals and learn to utilize probabilistic, uncertain evidence (proximal cues) about the world (the distal object).