Glossary · math
Inverse gambler's fallacy
Concluding from one unusual result that many tries must have come before it.
In context
Eight redsbetRedEven-money bet on the 18 red numbers. French: rouge.Read full → in a row are as likely in the first eight spins of the night as in any later eight: (18/37)⁸ ≈ 0.31% each time.
Did you know
The philosopher Ian Hacking named it in 1987, with dice: a double six tells you nothing about how long the game has been going.