Glossary · term

Probability

Mathematics

Aliases
probabilities, probabilistic
Domain
Mathematics

Definition

How often an outcome occurs in the long run, on a scale of 0 to 1. Quantum mechanics makes it fundamental rather than an admission of ignorance, which is the part that still bothers people.

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