Theoretical probability
What Theoretical probability means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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A probability that assumes equally likely outcomes, stated as a fraction or decimal between 0 and 1 inclusive, or as a percentage between 0% and 100%.
The number of favourable outcomes divided by the total number of outcomes when outcomes are equally likely.
A probability that comes from counting equally likely outcomes.
Topics that use Theoretical probability
- Probability (AQA GCSE)
- Probability (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Equally likely outcomes
- expected outcomes
- Independent and dependent events
- Independent Events
- Mutually Exclusive
- Mutually exclusive events
- Relative expected frequency
- relative frequency
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