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In [[mathematics]] and [[statistics]], a '''probability vector''' or '''stochastic vector''' is a [[vector space|vector]] with non-negative entries that add up to one.
The positions (indices) of a probability vector represent the possible outcomes of a [[discrete random variable]], and the vector gives us the [[probability mass function]] of that random variable, which is the standard way of characterizing a [[discrete probability distribution]].
Here are some examples of probability vectors:
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