Definitions

Question 1

What is probability (theory) ?

Answer 1

The branch of mathematics that deals with systems that have random or haphazard features.

Question 2

What is an experiment?

Answer 2

Also known as a trial; an experiment is a process that is undertaken which yields (gives) information.

Question 3

What is an outcome?

Answer 3

Also known as a result; the information that results from the experiment.

Question 4

What sorts of experiments are we interested in?

Answer 4

Experiments with:

1. More than 1 possible outcome where the outcome is not known with certainty in advance.