Independence
GRE glossary · Verbal Reasoning
Definition
A relationship in which occurrence of one event does not change the probability of another.
Independence in plain English
Test whether learning that one event occurred changes the probability of the other. For independent events, P(A and B) equals P(A) times P(B).
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