Independence (probability theory)
TERM IN PROBABILITY THEORY
Independent (probability); Stochastically independent; Independent random variables; Statistically independent; Probabilistically dependent; Independent event; Stochastic independence; Probabilistic independence; Dice have no memory; Stochastic dependence; Independent events; Mutually independant; Independent (statistics); Mutually independent; Mutual independence; Marginal independence; Statistical independence; Statistical dependence; Independence (probability); Statistical Independence; Independence of random variables; Independence of events; Independence (statistics); Statistical dependency; Dependence (probability theory)
Independence is a fundamental notion in probability theory, as in statistics and the theory of stochastic processes. Two events are independent, statistically independent, or stochastically independent if, informally speaking, the occurrence of one does not affect the probability of occurrence of the other or, equivalently, does not affect the odds.