Chapter 2 terms

Question 1

random experiment

Answer 1

an experiment whose outcome is not known until it is observed

Question 2

sample space

Answer 2

the set of all possible outcomes Ω

Question 3

sample point

Answer 3

one possible outcome ⍵1, ⍵2, ⍵3 …

Question 4

event

Answer 4

a set of possible outcomes A (or any capital letter)

Question 5

subset

Answer 5

‘in’ A implies ‘in’ B ⊂

Question 6

union

Answer 6

or (at least one of) ⋃ or summation U

Question 7

intersection

Answer 7

and (both, ‘all of’) ⋂ or summation ⋂

Question 8

complement

Answer 8

everything but, or, not A^c

Question 9

mutually exclusive

Answer 9

A⋂B = (/)

Question 10

partition of A

Answer 10

mutually exclusive and together make up A (puzzle pieces”