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Independent - GCSE Maths Definition

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In GCSE Maths, the term 'independent' refers to events or variables that do not affect each other. This means that the outcome or result of one event or variable does not change the probability of the other event occurring. For example, when you roll a dice and flip a coin, the result of the dice roll does not change the likelihood of getting heads or tails on the coin. In probability questions, knowing whether events are independent can help you work out the overall probability of different outcomes happening together.

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Mark graduated twice from the University of Oxford: once in 2009 with a First in Mathematics, then again in 2013 with a PhD (DPhil) in Mathematics. He has had nine successful years as a secondary school teacher, specialising in A-Level Further Maths and running extension classes for Oxbridge Maths applicants. Alongside his teaching, he has written five internal textbooks, introduced new spiralling school curriculums and trained other Maths teachers through outreach programmes.

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