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Imagine that some experiment involving random chance takes place, and use the symbol Ω to denote the set of all possible outcomes. For example, if you throw an ordinary die, then Ω={1,2,3,4,5,6}. Or you might switch on the television set and ascertain what proportion of the current programme remains to be broadcast. Here Ω would be the continuum of real numbers from zero to unity.
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Haigh, J. (2013). Probability Spaces. In: Probability Models. Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5343-6_1
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