"impossible event" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: impossible events [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} impossible event (plural impossible events)
  1. (probability theory) An event that contains no possible outcomes and thus cannot possibly occur; an empty set. Categories (topical): Probability theory Translations (event that cannot occur): 不可能事件 (bùkěnéng shìjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin)

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