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In the real world, we frequently encounter pairs of events such that the occurrence of one, we feel, has no bearing or influence on the occurrence of the other. For example, suppose I toss a coin once and note what comes up. Suppose then I repeat the procedure, giving the coin another toss and again note what comes up. Consider the events
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Isaac, R. (1995). The Idea of Independence, with Applications. In: The Pleasures of Probability. Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0819-8_5
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