What is the difference between an outcome and sample space

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Chapter9: Sequences, Probability And Counting Theory
Section9.7: Probability
Problem 4SE: What is the difference between events and outcomes? Give an example of both using the sample space...
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What is the difference between an outcome and sample space

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An outcome refers to the result of a experiment . Here experiment tends to actions that can have many results but which is going to be the result of experiment is unpredictable, we can only get it after conducting the result.

A Set of many results of an experiment is known as Sample Space. 

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If we roll a 6 sided dice ,then 

Sample Space (S) = {1,2,3,4,5,6}

and after rolling if we get 4 then 4 is our outcome.

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