Let's say I roll two dice, a d8 and a d12… How do I calculate the probability that the d12 will a) win, b) be equal, c) lose? There is probably a name for this equation, but my google-fu is lacking.

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Probability is a measure of the likelihood of events happening. The greater the proportion of times an event can happen the greater (or more likely) the probability. Events can be ordered by the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The explosion probability before time t of a branching diffusion satisfies a nonlinear parabolic partial differential equation. This equation, ...