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The terms "mathematical elimination" and "mathematically eliminated" mean to be excluded in a decision, based on numerical counts, due to insufficient total numbers, even if all remaining events were 100% in favor. The excluded outcome is considered to be eliminated due to the mathematical probability being zero (0%). The term is used in elections when a candidate lacks sufficient votes to win, even if that candidate could garner all remaining votes. In sports, the term "mathematically eliminated" 〔 "Blunder Book: Gigantic", Goldberg Hirsch, M. H. Goldberg, p. 179, 1988, webpage: ( -->&pg=RA3-PA179&lpg=RA3-PA179 Books-Google-RgC-179 ). 〕 refers to situations where there are not enough future games or competitive events remaining to be played to avoid defeat, even if all future events were won. ==History== The term ''"mathematically eliminated"'' has been in use for more than 100 years,〔 "General Intelligence", Chapter 3, ''American Journal of Psychology'', Volume XV, No. 1, January 1904, p. 226, webpage: ( -->&lpg=PA226 Book-Google-AAJ ). 〕 although the meaning has varied. In a 1904 article, in the ''American Journal of Psychology'', Volume XV, errors of measurement were described as quantifiable to be "mathematically eliminated" from the analysis of the remaining data.〔 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「Mathematical elimination」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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