law of large numbers
law of large numbersThe fact that where individual members of a population are subject to idiosyncratic differences, the average behaviour of a group is more predictable than that of any individual member of it. This tendency of groups to behave more systematically than individuals increases with the size of the group. This law underlies the ability of actuaries to predict death rates, and of statisticians to detect the effect of price changes on demand.
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