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Bernoulli Trial

Bernoulli Trial
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

A single random experiment with only two possible outcomes (success/failure), where the probability of success is p. Multiple independent Bernoulli trials constitute a binomial distribution.

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The cornerstone of probabilistic thinking. It decomposes complex random phenomena into the simplest "coin-flip" basic units.

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A single random experiment has only two outcomes (success/failure), with a constant probability p of success, and each trial is independent. Multiple independent trials form a binomial distribution—the atomic unit of probabilistic thinking.

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