Quick Reference ~ A maths Dictionary for Kids by Jenny Eather


Cc

complement of an event

• is all the other possible outcomes that are not the event.
• an event is a set of outcomes in a probability experiment.
• the complement of an event is usually denoted as A′, AC.
• the probability of the complement of an event
is one minus the probability of the event.
P(A') = 1 - P(A)

EXAMPLES:
complement of an event


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