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In this section, we consider families of sets satisfying conditions similar to but stronger than those imposed on fields. Because computing probability often involves the approximation of events by sequences of simpler ones, we need to ensure that the union of a sequence of events is always an event.
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Capiński, M., Zastawniak, T. (2001). Sigma Fields. In: Probability Through Problems. Problem Books in Mathematics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21659-1_6
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