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Central to our study are three critical concepts: randomness, probability,and a priori probability. In this chapter, we will discuss these terms. Probability is a very subtle concept. We feel we intuitively understand it. Mathematically, probability problems are easily defined. Yet when we try to obtain a precise physical definition, we find the concept often slips through our grasp.
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Roe, B.P. (1992). Basic Probability Concepts. In: Probability and Statistics in Experimental Physics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2186-7_1
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