Conditional Probability
The probability that some specified variables (called the hypothesis variables) take specified values, given that some other specified variables (called the given variables) have specified values. There may be any number of given variables, including none (in which case its also called a prior probability). If the values of the given variables are inconsistent (i.e. their probability of occurring together is 0), then the conditional probability is undefined.
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