The probability of an event is the measure of how often we expect the event is to occur in a random experiment. the exact percentage of random trials that will result in the event occuring. the quotient of the number of outcomes that are part of the event and the number of outcomes in the sample space.
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The probability of an event is the measure of how often we expect the event to occur in a random experiment. This means that if we perform the experiment many times, the probability tells us the proportion of times the event will occur. Show more…
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