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Probability Zero (Arriving on Time)

September 3, 2024From the book Math for English Majors

Will this family arrive on time? It's a probability zero event: technically possible, but never going to happen.

Transcript

"Do you think your family will arrive on time?" "I'd say it's a probability zero event."

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024-09-03-probability-zero/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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