2. Random variables

The aim here is to associate a quantifiable value with the various possible outcomes of a random experiment. In the case of a throw of two dice, we might consider the sum of the results; in the case of the velocity of a particle, we might study the energy $\int_{t_{1}}^{t_{2}} {| v (t) |}^{2} d t$ . We are interested, for example, in knowing the likelihood of the set of results of the experiment for which such a value lies within a given interval of

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(1) - BOULEAU (N.) - Probabilités de l'ingénieur, variables aléatoires et simulation. - Hermann (1986).
(2) - BOUZITAT (C.), PAGÈS (G.) - En passant par hasard… Les probabilités de tous les jours. - Vuibert (1999).
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