For questions about probability. independence, total probability and conditional probability. For questions about the theoretical footing of probability use [tag:probability-theory]. For questions about specific probability distributions, use [tag:probability-distributions].
The probability that an event occurs is a number in the interval $[0, 1]$, which represents how likely the event is to happen. $0$ indicates it will never happen, $1$ indicates it will always happen.
For example, throwing two dice gives a total of $6$ five times out of thirty-six. We write $$P(X=6)=\frac{5}{36}$$.
Use this tag for basic questions about probability, independence, total probability and conditional probability.
For questions about the theory of probability, use probability-theory instead. For questions about specific probability distributions, use probability-distributions.
