Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boole's inequality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: boole's inequal-i-ty
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

Named after George Boole.

Inflected Forms

Boole's inequalities (plural)

Questions

What does boole's inequality mean?: 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.
Where does boole's inequality come from?: Named after George Boole.

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