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statistically independent

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Also stochastically independent

adjective

Statistics.
  1. (of events or values) having the probability of their joint occurrence equal to the product of their individual probabilities.


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"A detection algorithm's accuracy should be statistically independent from factors like race," Lyu says, "but obviously many existing algorithms, including our own, inherit a bias."

From Science Daily Jan. 17, 2024

Each coin flip is statistically independent, and there is an equal chance of turning up heads or tails.

From Textbooks Jun. 15, 2022

Even if there are, the notion of their being statistically independent is a fallacy.

From Economist Jun. 27, 2012

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