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 P - Probability - real

 

Real probability: The real probability of a subset Di in a domain D is the cardinal number of the subset Di divided by the cardinal number of the domain D. Likewise, the real conditional probability of Di given Dj is the cardinal number of the intersection of Di and Dj divided by the cardinal number of Dj.

The notion of real probability is related to that of chance, except that it is explicitly formulated in terms of sets and their cardinal numbers. As defined, it simply is the proportion of a set with respect to a set in terms of their cardinal numbers.
 

See also: Probability, Probability - interpretations, Rules of Probabilistic Reasoning

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Weatherford

 Original: Apr 6, 2005                                                Last edited: 12 December 2011.   Top