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Probabilistic Experiment


A probabilistic experiment is an occurrence such as the tossing of a coin, rolling of a die, etc. in which the complexity of the underlying system leads to an outcome that cannot be known ahead of time.


See also

Experiment, Sample Space

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References

Evans, M.; Hastings, N.; and Peacock, B. Statistical Distributions, 3rd ed. New York: Wiley, p. 3, 2000.

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

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