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In probability theory, Boole's inequality, also known as the union bound, says that for any finite or countable set of events, the probability that at least one of the events happens is no greater than the sum of the probabilities of the individual events. Boole's inequality is named after George Boole. Formally, for a countable set of events ''A''1, ''A''2, ''A''3, ..., we have : In measure-theoretic terms, Boole's inequality follows from the fact that a measure (and certainly any probability measure) is ''σ''-sub-additive. ==Proof== Boole's inequality may be proved for finite collections of events using the method of induction. For the case, it follows that : For the case , we have : Since and because the union operation is associative, we have : Since : by the first axiom of probability, we have :, and therefore :. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Boole's inequality」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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