Instead, he told them, they must focus on the 'mathematical possibility' of securing a top-four finish.

This could be a subtle acknowledgment of the mathematical possibilities of their interactions, only this implies a tone far more detached than the show delivers.

First there was hope, then a fear of failure that gave way to blind optimism and an undue reliance on mathematical possibilities.

On the other hand it irritates me to hear managers constantly harping on about mathematical possibilities.

But there are other mathematical possibilities which have not been detected in nature yet.