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'''Probability''' is a way of expressing [[knowledge]] or [[belief]] that an event will occur or has occurred. In [[mathematics]] the [[concept]] has been given an exact meaning in probability theory, that is used extensively in such areas of study as mathematics, [[statistics]], [[finance]], gambling, science, and philosophy to draw conclusions about the likelihood of [[potential]] [[events]] and the underlying [[mechanics]] of [[complex]] [[systems]].
 
'''Probability''' is a way of expressing [[knowledge]] or [[belief]] that an event will occur or has occurred. In [[mathematics]] the [[concept]] has been given an exact meaning in probability theory, that is used extensively in such areas of study as mathematics, [[statistics]], [[finance]], gambling, science, and philosophy to draw conclusions about the likelihood of [[potential]] [[events]] and the underlying [[mechanics]] of [[complex]] [[systems]].
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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Probability''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Probability this link].</center>
 
==Interpretations==
 
==Interpretations==
 
The word probability does not have a consistent direct definition. In [[fact]], there are sixteen broad categories of probability [[interpretation]]s, whose adherents possess different (and sometimes conflicting) views about the fundamental [[nature]] of probability:
 
The word probability does not have a consistent direct definition. In [[fact]], there are sixteen broad categories of probability [[interpretation]]s, whose adherents possess different (and sometimes conflicting) views about the fundamental [[nature]] of probability:

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