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Classical definition of probability ( Laplace 1812)

Consider a random experiment with a finite number of outcomes If all the outcomes of the experiment are equally likely , the probability of an event is defined by
                
where
                

Example 6 A fair die is rolled once. What is the probability of getting a ‘6’ ?

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