This tag is for basic questions about probability and for questions in which one wants to calculate a probability, expected value, variance, standard deviation, or similar quantity. For questions about the theoretical footing of probability (especially using measure-theory), please ask under probability-theory instead. For questions about specific probability distributions, please use probability-distributions.
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