Summary table of probability terms: Difference between revisions

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Summary table of probability terms

Term	Symbol	Type
Reals	$R$
Sample space	$Ω$
Outcome	$ω$	$Ω$
Events	$F$
Probability measure	$P$ or $Pr$
Distribution	$μ$ or $D$ or $D$	$B \to R$
Cumulative distribution function	$F_{X}$
Density function	$f_{X}$
Random variable	$X$
Expectation	$E$ or $E$

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+| Reals || <math>\mathbf R</math> || ||
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 | Sample space || <math>\Omega</math> || ||
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 | Probability measure || <math>\mathbf P</math> or <math>\Pr</math> || ||
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-| Distribution || <math>\mu</math> or <math>\mathcal D</math> or <math>D</math> || ||
+| Distribution || <math>\mu</math> or <math>\mathcal D</math> or <math>D</math> || <math>\mathcal B \to \mathbf R</math> ||
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 | Cumulative distribution function || <math>F_X</math> || ||