counting and discrete probability Flashcards
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the study of the arrangement of object
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combinatorics
2
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sometimes referred to as the subtraction principle of counting because it subtracts number of ways that is both among the set n1 ways and the set n2 ways
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inclusion-exclusion principle
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arrangement of objects or things in a specific or definite order
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permutation
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arrangement of a set of objects or things where order does not count
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combintion
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originality invented to study gambling
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probability theory
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if s is a finite sample space of equally likely outcomes, and E is an event hat is a subset of s, then the probability is P(E)=E/S
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lapalace’s definition on probability of an event
