This tag should be used only for concerns related to finding lines using Probabilistic Hough Transform. Not to be used for queries regarding Hough Transform alone
In comparison to Hough Transform, the Probabilistic Hough Transform is rather simple and less computation intensive. Hough Transform takes all the points into consideration while finding lines. On the other hand, Probabilistic Hough Transform takes only a random subset of points that is sufficient for line detection
For detailed information, read [THE OPENCV DOC]