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In statistics in what situations can we speak of a

- negative probability
- probability greater than 1
- imaginary / complex or other forms of non-real probability

?

Also how can we practically conceptualize exotic probability? And what are the greater implications for both physics and pure math of exotic probability?
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In fact, modern probability theory takes the opposite approach: exotic probabilities are fundamental, and ordinary probabilities are simply exotic probabilities with values restricted to real numbers in between 0 and 1.

And instead of calling them "exotic probabilities", they go by a different name:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measure_(mathematics)
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>>16294561
Thank you anon

How does one conceptualize measurements not in the zero to one range? How can you imagine such probabilities? Any practical metaphors for understanding them?
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>>16294404
>pic
Based Pythagoras was right about everything



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