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We use the word “chance” frequently in our everyday conversation. For example, we meet somebody “by chance”; we “chance upon” the solution to a problem; one team has a “better chance” of reaching the Super Bowl than another; the Weather Channel announces a “30% chance” of precipitation.
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Wallis, W.D. (2003). Probability. In: A Beginner’s Guide to Discrete Mathematics. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3826-1_6
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