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Does events with $0$ probability never occur$?$ Suppose $\mathbb{N}$ as a set of all natural numbers. What is the probability that I will randomly select $2$ from this set$?$ The probability will give $0$ as answer because $\frac{1}{\infty}=0$. But we see that we can actually select $2$ so the probability cannot be $0$.

Consider a dartboard of unit area, and stipulate that a given dart will land at some “random” location on the board, with a uniform probability density distribution. The integral of the distribution over the board is $1,$ and the probability of landing within some small region of the board is proportional to the area of the region. As the size of the region goes to $0,$ the probability of landing within that region goes to $0$. In the limit, the probability of the (center of the) dart landing on any specific point is $0$. Hence, if events with probability $0$ never occur, one might think that the dart could not land in any specific place, contradicting the fact that it lands someplace with probability $1.$

Does this mean that $0$ probability doesn't mean that the event won't happen$?$

Consider a dice. What is the probability that a number greater than $6$ will come on rolling it$?$ Answer is $0$ as that event can never occur.

In both cases $0$ probability means different$?$ Why is this happening$?$ Can anyone please explain me the reasoning behid this$?$

  • The question this was marked as a duplicate of addresses your main question about impossibility and zero probability. As regards choosing natural numbers randomly, see this question and the questions it links to. – joriki Feb 28 '23 at 09:07
  • @joriki can you also throw some light on the dart one$?$ – MathStackexchangeIsNotSoBad Feb 28 '23 at 09:16
  • I don't really have anything to add on that one to the many good answers to the duplicate. Picking a point with a dart isn't much different from picking a real number, and several of the answers there address that case. – joriki Feb 28 '23 at 09:19

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