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A discrete random variable on a probability space is a real-valued measurable function whose probability distribution is concentrated on some finite or countable set :
Measurability means for every real . Its probability mass function is , and . Requiring a countable image everywhere, rather than outside a null set, is an equivalent convention after harmless modification on a null set.

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