"Happens with Paobability 1"

From: Sadeq <MSDousti@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:30:34 -0000

What does this mean:

"Something happens with probability 1"

How does it differ from saying that something happans *certainly*?

Is this difference solely "theoretical," or there's also a "practical"
difference?

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