conditional probability

con·di·tion·al prob·a·bil·i·ty

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh n-dish-uh-nl prob-uh-bil-i-tee]
- /kənˈdɪʃ ə nl ˌprɒb əˈbɪl ɪ ti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh n-dish-uh-nl prob-uh-bil-i-tee]
- /kənˈdɪʃ ə nl ˌprɒb əˈbɪl ɪ ti/

Definitions of conditional probability words

noun conditional probability the probability of one event, A, occurring given that another, B, is already known to have occurred: written P(A|B) and equal to P(A and B)|P(B) 3
noun conditional probability Statistics, Mathematics. the probability that an event will occur under the condition that another event occurs first: equal to the probability that both will occur divided by the probability that the first will occur. 1
noun conditional probability The probability that an event will take place given the restrictive assumption that another event has taken place, or that a combination of other events has taken place. (Mathematically, the definition would be that the conditional probability of B given A is equal to the joint probability of A and B divided by the probability of A.). 0

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

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