An experiment 
is defined (Papoulis 1984, p. 30) as a mathematical object consisting of the
following elements.
1. A set 
(the probability space) of elements.
2. A Borel field 
consisting of certain subsets of 
called events.
3. A number 
satisfying the probability axioms, called the
probability, that is assigned to every event 
.
See also
Event,
Outcome,
Probability Axioms,
Probabilistic
Experiment,
Probability Space,
Sample
Space,
Trial
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References
Papoulis, A. Probability, Random Variables, and Stochastic Processes, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill,
1984.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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