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Citations and sources

What is Citation probability?

An estimate of the likelihood that a source will be cited

Citation probability summarizes signals that make a URL more likely to move from candidate to visible evidence. It is an estimate, not a guarantee for any query.

What Citation probability means in GEO

A brand mention and a URL citation are different signals. This category separates presence, evidence and attribution quality.

Why it matters

Validate it with repeated runs and segment by engine, intent, country and language.

What to check in practice

Save the claim, cited URL and source passage. This makes it possible to verify whether attribution is correct and sufficient.

How it connects to other concepts

Citation probability belongs to citations and sources. It is best analyzed alongside related terms because AI visibility depends on several stages and signals rather than one isolated optimization.

Common mistake

Counting every link as a valid citation without checking which claim it supports.

Turn these concepts into metrics

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