Can the probability of an event be an irrational number?

Bailee Short

Bailee Short

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2022-06-13

Can the probability of an event be an irrational number?

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Jayce Bates

Jayce Bates

Beginner2022-06-14Added 18 answers

A famous example is Buffon's needle. A needle is tossed randomly onto a horizontal plane ruled with parallel lines whose distance apart is the same as the length of the needle. The probability that the needle crosses a line is 2 / π.
excluderho

excluderho

Beginner2022-06-15Added 8 answers

Theoretically you can take an unfair coin where the probability of the tail is 2–√/2. Or one can construct a dice with the area of one of the faces being irrational.

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