Probability is a field of mathematics that deals with chance. Probability plays a major role in many domains, for example in social sciences, thermodynamics and quantum mechanics.
Glossary
- Odds: A quantitative value used to chance that a given outcome will occur in a given number of attempts
- Bernoulli Trial: An experiment that has two possible outcomes
- Infinite Monkey Theorem: States that given an infinite amount of time, intentionally random processes will eventually yield very complex and specific results. The example used is that a monkey smashing randomly on a keyboard for an infinite amount of time will eventually type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
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Probability involving Permutation
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(1-p)^n in other words: (1-p) to the nth power. The reason is that if the probability of a drought for any year is (1-p, then the probablity ...
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Fast Facts
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The chance of getting heads when you flip a coin is 50%
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The chance of getting a 7 when you roll 2 dice is 16.67%
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The chance of winning the Grand Prize in the Powerball Lottery is 1 in 146,107,962.00
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The odds of a human being struck by lightning at some point in their lifetime are 244,000 to 1
