SOLUTION: Why are probabilities between 0 and 1?

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Question 1207456: Why are probabilities between 0 and 1?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, math_tutor2020:
Answer by ikleyn(52795) About Me  (Show Source):
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By the definition.



Answer by math_tutor2020(3817) About Me  (Show Source):
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0 = 0% represents "this event will never happen"
1 = 100% means "there's full guarantee this event will happen"

A probability p is some value on the interval 0+%3C=+p+%3C=+1
In words: p is between 0 and 1 including both endpoints.

Example: p = 0.20 = 20% chance it will rain tomorrow

Negative probability values do not make sense.
Also, the probability cannot exceed 1 since "absolute certainty" status is the highest we can go.