| 30 | Probability Basics |
Probability is the proportion or percentage of the time over which specified things happen. The term “probability” is also used in reference to the art and science of determining the proportion or percentage of the time that specified things happen.
SETS AND SET NOTATION
Before you get into the “meat” of this chapter, you should be familiar with the concept of a set, and you should know some set notation. A set is a collection or group of definable elements or members. If an object or number (call it a) is an element of a certain set A, this fact is written
The ∈ symbol means “is an element of.”
The intersection of ...
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