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by catnaroek 3571 days ago
> something will only really be proven true when the probability hits 1

Careful. An event can have probability 1 even if its complement isn't empty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almost_surely

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In this setting we're using discrete probabilities so we don't have to worry:)
Good catch. The nuances of the continuum are many and subtle.