Acartia_Bogart
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| Quote (Joe G @ June 23 2015,12:21) | | Quote (JonF @ June 23 2015,11:11) | | Quote (Joe G @ June 23 2015,11:14) | | Quote (JonF @ June 23 2015,08:07) | | Quote (Joe G @ June 22 2015,16:24) | | Quote (Occam's Aftershave @ June 22 2015,15:08) | | Quote (Woodbine @ June 22 2015,15:05) | | Hey, Joe....I've just checked in with the guys at the lab and you should see the size of the number they've found....it's massive! |
Today Chubs also announced that you can't have a probability be zero. But compared to his other stupidity that's nothing... ;) |
I said zero equals an impossibility. Richie already posted a reference that says a probability is between zero and one. Is zero between zero and one? |
Depends, did he mean "between zero and one inclusive" or "between zero and one exclusive"?
Hint: the former.
Mathematicians recognize both closed and open intervals. Duh. |
"Between" has a specific meaning. |
In probability/math it has two meanings; open interval or closed interval.
In this case which is meant is intuitively obvious to the most casual observer, assuming that observer has two or more functioning brain cells.
That explains why you couldn't figure it out. |
If it isn't mentioned then it is exclusive. Do impossible events have a probability? |
Yes. Next question.
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