---
tag: 031TPJVS74
kind: concept
name: Event
aliases: [random-event]
msc: [60A05]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_(probability_theory)
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q10290214
  wikipedia: Event (probability theory)
---

## Summary

An event is a set of outcomes of a random experiment to which we give a probability.
The event happens when the outcome of the experiment is in the set. The node [[event|00SQGJNRTB]] gives the precise definition.