additive law of probability قانون ِ بردایشی ِ شوانایی qânun-e bardâyeši-ye šavânâyi Fr.: loi additive de probabilité If E1, E2, …, En are n → mutually exclusive
events, then the probability of occurrence
of at least one of them is the sum of their individual probabilities:
P(E1 + E2 + … + En) =
P(E1) + P(E2) + … + P(En). See also: → additive; → law;
→ probability. |