independent
/ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/
events where one does not affect the probability of another
independent in a sentence
“Successive coin flips are independent events.”
Origin of independent
Latin in- not + dependere to hang from
Related Words
conditional probability
the probability of an event given that another has occurred
Bayes' theorem
a formula for updating probabilities based on new evidence
probability
a measure of the likelihood that an event will occur
stochastic
randomly determined; having a random probability distribution
random variable
a variable whose value is determined by chance
expected value
the long-run average value of a random variable