Countable sets have zero probability under a density

ID: countable-sets-have-zero-probability-under-a-density

If a random variable has a probability density function, each singleton has probability zero because its density has zero integral there. For a countable set , remove duplicates to make the events disjoint. Countable additivity gives . The proof does not extend to uncountable unions merely because each constituent has zero probability.

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