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Experiment


An experiment E(S,F,P) is defined (Papoulis 1984, p. 30) as a mathematical object consisting of the following elements.

1. A set S (the probability space) of elements.

2. A Borel field F consisting of certain subsets of S called events.

3. A number P(X) satisfying the probability axioms, called the probability, that is assigned to every event A.


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.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Experiment." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Experiment.html

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