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Boole's inequality

Boole's inequality noun: the statement that the probability that at least one of a finite or countable set of events happens is no greater than the sum of the probabilities of the individual events.

Noun

Boole's inequality (plural Boole's inequalities)

  1. The statement that the probability that at least one of a finite or countable set of events happens is no greater than the sum of the probabilities of the individual events.

Forms of Boole's inequality

pluralBoole's inequalities

Origin of Boole's inequality

Named after George Boole.

Questions about Boole's inequality

What does Boole's inequality mean?
Boole's inequality means the statement that the probability that at least one of a finite or countable set of events happens is no greater than the sum of the probabilities of the individual events.
What part of speech is Boole's inequality?
Boole's inequality is a noun.
What is the plural of Boole's inequality?
The plural of Boole's inequality is Boole's inequalities.

Words near Boole's inequality in the dictionary

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  2. Boolcarroll
  3. Boole
  4. Boole Poole
  5. Boole's inequalities
  6. Boole's inequality
  7. boolean
  8. Boolean algebra
  9. Boolean algebras
  10. Boolean atom
  11. Boolean atoms

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