Terminology (Leaving Cert Mathematics): Quizzes

An activity producing outcomes

A possible result of an experiment

$S = \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6\}$

A subset of the sample space

$P(E) = \frac{\text{Favourable}}{\text{Total}}$

From 0 to 1

Events that cannot occur together

Flipping a coin twice

One outcome affects another

$E' = \{1, 3, 5\}$

$P(A | B) = \frac{P(A \cap B)}{P(B)}$

Countable outcomes