conditional probability
The probability that an event will take place given the restrictive assumption that…The probability that an event will take place given the restrictive assumption that another event has taken place, or that a combination of other events has taken place. (Mathematically, the definition would be that the conditional probability of B given A is equal to the joint probability of A and B divided by the probability of A.)
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The probability that an event will take place given the restrictive assumption that another event has taken place, or that a combination of other events has taken place. (Mathematically, the definition would be that the conditional probability of B given A is equal to the joint probability of A and B divided by the probability of A.)
усло́вная вероя́тностьuslóvnaja verojátnostʹ
умо́вна ймові́рністьumóvna jmovírnistʹ
the probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred
Translations
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Forms
plural: conditional probabilities| Singular | conditional probability |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred:contingent probability
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable