Event
Initial Definition

An event is one or more outcomes of a probability experiment.


Example

In an experiment of tossing a die, there are six possible outcomes.


If each face is represented by a numeral of the number of dots on the face; the following represents all of the outcomes:


{ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 }


Any of the six outcomes is an event. Note that groups of outcomes can also be an event. Some examples are given below:


Event: Getting a 1 or a 2.

Event: Getting an even number.

Event: Getting a 3.

Event: Getting a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6.

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