Re: Probability in an infinite sample space

Han de Bruijn wrote:

Remember the formula for the probability in {1,2,3 ... , n} that an
arbitrary natural is divisible by a fixed natural a ? It's floor(n/a)/a
Which is equal to 1/a + eps(a,n) where eps(a,n) < a/n .

Oops! That must be: where eps(a,n) < 1/(a.n) .

Then eps(a,n) = a/n

Same mistake & must be: eps(a,n) < 1/(a.n) .

Han de Bruijn

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