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Probability
Definitions
Term | Definition |
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Certain | Will definitely happen. 100% chance of occurring. |
Impossible | Will definitely not happen. 0% chance of occurring. |
Trial | Action with more than 1 possible result |
Event | Either a single outcome or set of possible outcomes, when a trial takes place. |
Likely | Might happen |
Equally Likely | 50-50 chance of happening. Both are equally possible--head/ tail in coin toss have a boy/girl when having a baby. |
More unlikely | This has less of a chance of happening. |
Probability | Likelihood of something occurring Chance of something happening Event that might happen. |
Possible | Could happen. |
Outcome | The actual result of a trial |
Sample space | Set of all possible outcomes when a trial takes place. |