Upcarta
  • Sign In
  • Sign Up
  • Explore
  • Search

# Probability

Follow
55 Followers
Probability is a numerical description of how likely an event is to occur or how likely it is that a proposition is true. Probability is a number between 0 and...

Probability is a numerical description of how likely an event is to occur or how likely it is that a proposition is true. Probability is a number between 0 and 1, where, roughly speaking, 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty. The higher the probability of an event, the more likely it is that the event will occur. A simple example is the tossing of a fair (unbiased) coin. Since the coin is fair, the two outcomes ("heads" and "tails") are both equally probable; the probability of "heads" equals the probability of "tails"; and since no other outcomes are possible, the probability of either "heads" or "tails" is 1/2 (which could also be written as 0.5 or 50%).
These concepts have been given an axiomatic mathematical formalization in probability theory, which is used widely in such areas of study as mathematics, statistics, finance, gambling, science (in particular physics), artificial intelligence/machine learning, computer science, game theory, and philosophy to, for example, draw inferences about the expected frequency of events. Probability theory is also used to describe the underlying mechanics and regularities of complex systems.

Show More
Overview Content 31 Creators 31 Collections 1
 Content
See all
  •  Most Recommended
  • Following
  • Recent
  • Extreme Value Theory: An Introduction
    • Book
    • By Laurens de Haan, Ana Ferreira
    • Feb 15, 2005
  • The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
    • Book
    • By Leonard Mlodinow
  • Cut the Knot: Probability Riddles
    • Book
    • By Alexander Bogomolny
    • Nov 17, 2020
  • David Deutsch on Physics Without Probability
    • Video
    • By David Deutsch
    • Jun 1, 2015
  • For Persi Diaconis’ Next Magic Trick … | Quanta Magazine
    • Article
    • By Erica Klarreich
    • Apr 14, 2015
Featured Collections
See all
  • Taleb's Probability List
    • Nassim Nicholas Taleb
    • 8 content

You can submit a missing content, profile or collection under Probability.
  • Relevant Creators
  • Ana Ferreira
    Follow
  • Laurens de Haan
    Follow
  • Leonard Mlodinow
    Follow
  • David Deutsch
    Follow
  • Erica Klarreich
    Follow
  • See all related creators
Related Topics
Natural Science Decision Making Math Psychology Philosophy Physics Statistics Extreme Value Theory
Deep dive into your favorite topics

Join to see curated content, creators and collections from your favorite topics.

Sign in with Twitter
  • Upcarta ©2022
  • Home
  • About
  • @upcarta