Boole's inequality

noun

The statement that the probability that at least one of a finite or countable set of events happens is no greater than the sum of the probabilities of the individual events.

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Meanings

nounBoole's inequality (plural Boole's inequalities)

plural Boole's inequalities

  1. mathematicsThe statement that the probability that at least one of a finite or countable set of events happens is no greater than the sum of the probabilities of the individual events.

Origin

Named after George Boole.

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