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support (Definition)

If $ f$ is a probability distribution on $ \Omega$ then the support of $ f$ is $ \{x\in \Omega\mid f(x)>0\}$. That is, the set of $ x$ which have a positive probability under the distribution.



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This is version 3 of support, born on 2002-09-07, modified 2006-09-15.
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AMS MSC: 68Q30 (Computer science :: Theory of computing :: Algorithmic information theory )
 60A99 (Probability theory and stochastic processes :: Foundations of probability theory :: Miscellaneous)
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