Discrete Random Variables

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Discrete Random Variables#

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Definition 74 (Countable Set)

A countable set is a set that can be put into a one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers \(\mathbb{N}\).

Sets such as \(\mathbb{N}\), \(\mathbb{Z}\) and \(\mathbb{Q}\) are countable while intervals in the real space \(\R\) are not.

Definition 75 (Discrete Random Variables)

A discrete random variable \(X\) is a random variable[1] whose range is a countable set.