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probability theory

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The branch of mathematics that studies the likelihood of occurrence of random events in order to predict the behavior of defined systems.

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  • noun mathematics The mathematical study of probability (the likelihood of occurrence of random events in order to predict the behavior of defined systems).

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  • noun the branch of applied mathematics that deals with probabilities

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