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  Consider the following examples.

Example 1 Tossing a fair coin

The possible outcomes are H (head) and T (tail). The associated sample space is It is a finite sample space. The events associated with the sample space are: and .

Example 2 Throwing a fair die:

The possible 6 outcomes are:
.           .           .          
           The associated finite sample space is .Some events are

                                
           And so on.

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