Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung

probability theory; probability calculus

noun vahr-SHYN-likh-kyts-rekh-noong Rare

Usage Note

Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung ist das Teilgebiet der Mathematik, das Zufallsereignisse und ihre Wahrscheinlichkeiten untersucht. Schulstoff ab der Mittelstufe; Grundlage von Statistik und Stochastik.

Examples

"In der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung berechnet man, wie oft ein Ereignis eintritt."

Natural Translation

In probability theory you calculate how often an event occurs.

Literal Translation

In probability calculus one calculates how often an event occurs.

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