"certain event" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: certain events [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} certain event (plural certain events)
  1. (probability theory) An event that contains all of the possible outcomes and thus is known a priori to be certain to occur; Categories (topical): Probability theory
    Sense id: en-certain_event-en-noun-2JZ0vOhA Topics: mathematics, probability-theory, sciences
  2. (probability theory) An event that contains all of the possible outcomes and thus is known a priori to be certain to occur; Categories (topical): Probability theory
    Sense id: en-certain_event-en-noun-eFquj1kd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Topics: mathematics, probability-theory, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: impossible event Translations (event that is certain to occur): 必然事件 (bìrán shìjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin)
Disambiguation of 'event that is certain to occur': 50 50

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