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sample space

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The set of all possible outcomes of a game, experiment or other situation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, probability-theory, sciences

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15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَضَاء العَيْنَة (faḍāʔ al-ʕayna) — set of all possible outcomes...
  • Chinese Mandarin: 樣本空間 /样本空间 (yàngběn kōngjiān) — set of all possible outcomes...
  • Finnish: otosavaruus — set of all possible outcomes...
  • French: univers — set of all possible outcomes...
  • German: Ergebnisraum — set of all possible outcomes...
  • Indonesian: ruang contoh — set of all possible outcomes...
  • Indonesian: ruang sampel — set of all possible outcomes...
  • Italian: spazio campionario — set of all possible outcomes...
  • Japanese: 標本空間 (hyōhon kūkan) — set of all possible outcomes...
  • Korean: 표본 공간 (pyobon gonggan) — set of all possible outcomes...
  • Malay: ruang sampel — set of all possible outcomes...
  • Polish: przestrzeń zdarzeń elementarnych — set of all possible outcomes...
  • Portuguese: espaço amostral — set of all possible outcomes...
  • Russian: простра́нство элемента́рных собы́тий (prostránstvo elementárnyx sobýtij) — set of all possible outcomes...
  • Spanish: espacio muestral — set of all possible outcomes...