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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Oxford / 2023 / Prelims / Mathematics III / 6 / a / ii / Solution by

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For a random variable with a probability density function, a singleton has zero probability:

P (X = x) = \int_{{x}} f (t) d t = 0.

Equivalently, its cumulative distribution function is continuous, so it has no jump at

x

.

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