Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2002 / ia / Paper 2 / 9F / c / Solution

Two independent events satisfy $\mathbb{P}(A\cap B)=\mathbb{P}(A)\mathbb{P}(B)$. If $\mathbb{P}(B)>0$, this is equivalent to $\mathbb{P}(A\mid B)=\mathbb{P}(A)$: learning that $B$ occurred does not change the probability of $A$. The product definition also covers zero-probability events without dividing by zero.