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sample space

American  

noun

Mathematics.

  1. the collection of all possible results of an experiment, represented as points.

sample space British  

noun

  1. statistics the set of possible outcomes of an experiment; the range of values of a random variable

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Etymology

Origin of sample space

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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Draw a diagram showing the sample space of a standard deck of 52 cards.

From Textbooks • Sep. 23, 2020

The sample space S for a probability model is the set of all possible outcomes.

From Textbooks • Sep. 23, 2020

The total of all probabilities displayed must be 1, representing 100 percent of the sample space.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

There we used tree diagrams to track the changes in the probabilities, because the sample space changed as we drew without replacement.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

The sample space is listed below the distribution.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

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