sample space

Set of all possible outcomes or results of a statistical trial or experiment

EntityQ467440

Also known as sample description space · possibility space

Subclass of: set

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

In probability theory, the sample space of an experiment or random trial is the set of all possible outcomes or results of that experiment. A sample space is usually denoted using set notation, and the possible ordered outcomes, or sample points, are listed as elements in the set. It is common to refer to a sample space by the labels S, Ω, or U. The elements of a sample space may be numbers, words, letters, or symbols. They can also be finite, countably infinite, or uncountably infinite.

Overview

All data

15 statements · 13% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Members / parts: outcome
Notation: S/s
Ω/ω
U/u
Different from: Univers criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: univers
Said to be the same as: sampling frame

On other databases

7 identifiers linking sample space across the web's reference databases

Data quality

statements

13%

externally sourced

Source last edited October 6, 2026. AIDB refreshes this page daily.

Suggest a fact or correction

Links

Use this data

curl https://aidb.si/api/v1/entities/Q467440

API docs, limits & keys

Cite this page

AIDB. (2026). sample space (Q467440). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/sample-space-Q467440