//localhost:1313/tags/probability/ Recent content in Probability on Zymacs Hugo en-us Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 //localhost:1313/post/probability_basics/ Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 //localhost:1313/post/probability_basics/ <p>How likely it is that some outcome will be the outcome given some event. That is what probability is. Its a ratio. Given an event, there&rsquo;s many possible outcomes. The probability of some outcome being the outcome that happens is a ratio of how much of the outcome is represented in total outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes. For unweighted or equally likely outcomes at least.</p> <p>Its a very important foundational concept in a lot of Computer Science Fields. Without understanding how it works, you&rsquo;ll have a hard time understanding more advanced concepts like the Baye&rsquo;s theorem, or wrapping your head around what&rsquo;s going on with Markov chains or, working with the foundational concepts for most of modern AI i.e: Neural Networks. I&rsquo;ll try to explain my understanding of it to you here without using any formal terms. So don&rsquo;t be surprised if you don&rsquo;t see a lot of <code>P(A n B n C)</code> or <code>posterior</code> and the such. There will be time for that.</p>