Sample space
What Sample space means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA, Eduqas, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: AQA, Eduqas, Pearson Edexcel
The set of all possible outcomes of an experiment.
The set of all possible outcomes of an experiment or selection.
The set of all possible outcomes under the stated conditions.
The set of all possible outcomes of a specified experiment.
Topics that use Sample space
- Probability (AQA GCSE)
- Probability (Eduqas GCSE)
- Number - Structure and calculation (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Probability (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Independent Events
- Mutually Exclusive
- relative frequency
- Systematic listing
- Equally likely outcomes
- Expected frequency
- expected outcomes
- Independent and dependent events
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