Probability Key Terms

probability

likelihood that an event might happen

100%

sure thing

0%

impossible

theoretical

what SHOULD happen

experimental

what DID happen when the data was collected during an experiment or survey

outcomes

# of possible ways a thing can happen

independent

the first event does NOT affect the second event, WITH replacement, same number of outcomes each time

dependent

the first event DOES affect the second event, the # of outcomes decreases each time; withOUT replacement

permutation

order IS important, place, 1st, second, bronze medal, position...

combination

order is NOT important-divide out the duplicates

prime

only 1 and itself as factors, ex: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13

composite

has more than 1 and itself as factors: ex: 4,6,8,9,10, 12

even

divisible by 2, ends in 0,2,4,6 0r 8

odd

not divisible by 2; ends in 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9

vowel

a, e, i, o, or u

consonents

NOT vowels, the other 21 letters of the alphabet