Re: define the division of X/Y


Proginoskes wrote:
Mike wrote:
where X and Y are two random variables...

What is the precise and rigorous condition on Y to avoid the "dividing by
zero" problem?

Hmm. Making sure Y is nonzero would do it.

Making the probability that
Y is zero equal to zero might also do it.

That's an insufficient condition.

The probabiltiy of drawing 5 out of the Naturals is 0. The probability
of drawing a 0.5 out of the set [0,1] is 0. It does not mean that they
cannot ever be drawn.



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