Meaning & use
conditional probability
The likelihood of an event occurring given that another related event has already happened.
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The conditional probability of drawing a king, given the card is a face card, is one third.
Weather forecasters calculate the conditional probability of rain given rising humidity levels.
A note on using this word
Written as P(A|B), conditional probability is distinct from the plain probability of an event occurring alone.
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