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If probability of event happen is 1 out of infinity is it possible to happen?

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  • 5 years ago
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    Yes. In fact for a unique event it could have already happened.

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    5 years ago

    The ratio 1:infinity is, practically speaking, identical to a probability of zero.

    This is because there is *literally* an infinite number of possibilities other than that 1.

    Consider the ratio and the corresponding probability:

    1:1 - probability 50%

    1:10 - probability 9.1%

    1:100 - probability 0.99%

    1:1000 - probability 9.99 x 10^-2%

    1:10000 - probability 1.00 x 10^-3%

    etc.

    The probability keeps getting smaller, at this point an onward by a factor of 10 with each step.

    Now, carry that series out infinitely. The probability becomes - literally - infinitely small. "Infinitely small" is, practically speaking, zero. (You can't get smaller than zero when restricted to positive numbers.)

  • 5 years ago

    Yes it is possible to happen. It's just the probability of it happening keeps decreasing because numbers keep going.

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