mathematical probability

noun

1. See principle of indifference
   the probability of an event consisting of n out of m possible equally likely occurrences, defined to be n / m See also principle of indifference
2. the study of such probabilities

Example Sentences

You see, this takes the matter entirely out of the possibility of coincidence or mathematical probability.

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No matter how great the mathematical probability, the inference is hypothetical—a matter of probability.

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My findings were a combination of accidents almost outside the bounds of mathematical probability.

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They had travelled in segments of circles, and against all mathematical probability, had struck the camp.

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