English Explanatory Dictionary

tail event

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. an event associated with a given infinite sequence Y=y_k|k>k_0 that is determined by any subsequence of the form Y_n=y_k|k>n,n>k_0 (a "tail" of that sequence)
  2. a low-probability event
  3. an event that initiates an activity

Word forms

tail event tail events

Etymology

From tail + event.

Related words

Kolmogorov's zero-one law
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