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Let U be one uniform random variable on (0,1), and define
Xn​=1{U≤1/n}​.​
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For every U>0 the sequence is eventually zero, so Xn​→0 almost surely. But Pr(∣Xn​∣>1/2)=1/n, whose sum diverges. This sequence is not completely convergent; the exceedance events are nested and dependent.

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