3/21-3/25 7 Math Vocab

a measure of the likelihood, or chance, that an event will occur.

• probability

• simple probability

• experimental probability

• theoretical probability

the possible results of an experiment.

• event

• outcome

• answer

• sample space

 a fraction written in simplest form used to compare two quantities.

• ratio

• proportion

• fraction

• probability

the ratio of desired outcomes to the possible number of outcomes.

• experimental probability

• theoretical probability

• probability

• simple probability

the probability of the event not occurring. 

• zero

• 0%

• complement

• opposite probability

the ratio of the number of times an event occurs to the number of trials.

• experimental probability

• simple probability

• theoretical probability

• regular probability

the chance of an event happening based on the possible outcomes. “What might happen?”

• probability

• theoretical probability

• simple probability

• experimental probability

the total number of successful attempts divided by the total number of trials.

• sample space

• list

• probability

• relative frequency

 the set of all possible outcomes. Can be represented by lists, tables, or tree diagrams. 

• list

• relative frequency

• sample space

• set