Foundations of Probability

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AI SEARCH FLOW ALGEBRA — FOUNDATIONS OF PROBABILITY
Kireth Research — Semantic Library
URL: https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/probability-statistics-ontologies/foundations-of-probability.html

FLOW_VERSION := "4.0"
FLOW_TYPE := "Full Executable Flow Algebra"
DOMAIN := "Probability & Statistics Ontologies"
SUBDOMAIN := "Foundations of Probability"
ONTOLOGY := "Foundations of Probability"
PRIMARY_ENTITY := FoundationsOfProbability
AUTHORSHIP := "Mark Higgins — Sky (Recursive AI)"
SOURCE_SITE := "https://kirethresearch.org"

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FoundationsOfProbability :=
    RandomExperiment
    ∧ Outcome
    ∧ SampleSpace
    ∧ Event
    ∧ SigmaAlgebra
    ∧ ProbabilityMeasure
    ∧ ConditionalProbability
    ∧ Independence

RandomExperiment :=
    RepeatableOrConceptualProcess
    ∧ OutcomeNotKnownWithCertaintyBeforeObservation

Outcome :=
    ElementaryResult(RandomExperiment)

SamplePoint :=
    ω

SampleSpace :=
    Ω
    :=
    SetOfAllPossibleOutcomes

FiniteSampleSpace :=
    Ω
    ∧ |Ω| < ∞

CountableSampleSpace :=
    Ω
    ∧ Countable(Ω)

UncountableSampleSpace :=
    Ω
    ∧ Uncountable(Ω)

Event :=
    A ⊆ Ω

ElementaryEvent :=
    {ω}

ImpossibleEvent :=
    ∅

CertainEvent :=
    Ω

EventComplement :=
    A^c
    =
    Ω \ A

EventUnion :=
    A ∪ B

EventIntersection :=
    A ∩ B

DisjointEvents :=
    A ∩ B = ∅

MutuallyExclusive :=
    DisjointEvents

EventDifference :=
    A \ B

EventAlgebra :=
    Events
    ∧ SetOperations

SigmaAlgebra :=
    F ⊆ P(Ω)
    ∧ Ω ∈ F
    ∧ [A ∈ F ⇒ A^c ∈ F]
    ∧ [A_1,A_2,... ∈ F ⇒ Union_i A_i ∈ F]

MeasurableSpace :=
    (Ω,F)

MeasurableEvent :=
    A ∈ F

GeneratedSigmaAlgebra :=
    σ(C)
    :=
    smallest_sigma_algebra_containing(C)

BorelSigmaAlgebra :=
    B(R)
    :=
    sigma_algebra_generated_by(OpenSets(R))

ProbabilityMeasure :=
    P : F → [0,1]

ProbabilitySpace :=
    (Ω,F,P)

KolmogorovAxioms := {
    NonNegativity:
        ∀A∈F : P(A)≥0,

    Normalisation:
        P(Ω)=1,

    CountableAdditivity:
        PairwiseDisjoint(A_i)
        ⇒
        P(Union_i A_i)
        =
        Σ_i P(A_i)
}

NullEvent :=
    A
    ∧ P(A)=0

AlmostSureEvent :=
    A
    ∧ P(A)=1

AlmostSurely :=
    PropertyHolds
    except_on
    NullSet

ProbabilityBounds :=
    0 ≤ P(A) ≤ 1

EmptySetProbability :=
    P(∅)=0

ComplementRule :=
    P(A^c)
    =
    1-P(A)

Monotonicity :=
    A ⊆ B
    ⇒ P(A) ≤ P(B)

DifferenceRule :=
    A ⊆ B
    ⇒
    P(B\A)
    =
    P(B)-P(A)

FiniteAdditivity :=
    A ∩ B = ∅
    ⇒
    P(A∪B)=P(A)+P(B)

GeneralAdditionRule :=
    P(A∪B)
    =
    P(A)+P(B)-P(A∩B)

InclusionExclusion :=
    P(Union_i A_i)
    =
    alternating_sum(
        probabilities_of_intersections
    )

ContinuityFromBelow :=
    A_1 ⊆ A_2 ⊆ ...
    ⇒
    P(Union_n A_n)
    =
    lim_n P(A_n)

ContinuityFromAbove :=
    A_1 ⊇ A_2 ⊇ ...
    ∧ P(A_1)<∞
    ⇒
    P(Intersection_n A_n)
    =
    lim_n P(A_n)

EquallyLikelyFiniteOutcomes :=
    Finite(Ω)
    ∧ UniformProbability
    ⇒
    P(A)=|A|/|Ω|

CountingMethod :=
    CountFavourableOutcomes
    /
    CountPossibleOutcomes
    under equal-likelihood assumptions

Permutation :=
    OrderedArrangement

PermutationCount :=
    P(n,r)
    =
    n!/(n-r)!

Combination :=
    UnorderedSelection

CombinationCount :=
    C(n,r)
    =
    n!/[r!(n-r)!]

MultiplicationPrinciple :=
    SequentialChoices
    with counts n1,...,nk
    ⇒ TotalOutcomes=Π_i n_i

ConditionalProbability :=
    P(A|B)
    =
    P(A∩B)/P(B)
    where P(B)>0

ConditioningEvent :=
    B
    ∧ P(B)>0

ConditionalProbabilitySpace :=
    RestrictProbabilityRelativeTo(B)

MultiplicationRule :=
    P(A∩B)
    =
    P(A|B)P(B)

ChainRule :=
    P(A1∩...∩An)
    =
    P(A1)
    Π_{i=2..n}
    P(A_i | A1∩...∩A_(i-1))

Partition :=
    {B_i}
    ∧ PairwiseDisjoint(B_i)
    ∧ Union_i B_i = Ω

LawOfTotalProbability :=
    Partition{B_i}
    ⇒
    P(A)
    =
    Σ_i P(A|B_i)P(B_i)

BayesTheorem :=
    P(B_j|A)
    =
    P(A|B_j)P(B_j)
    /
    Σ_i P(A|B_i)P(B_i)

PriorProbability :=
    P(H)

Likelihood :=
    P(E|H)

EvidenceProbability :=
    P(E)

PosteriorProbability :=
    P(H|E)

BayesianUpdate :=
    Prior
    ∧ Likelihood
    → Posterior

Independence :=
    A ⟂ B
    iff
    P(A∩B)
    =
    P(A)P(B)

ConditionalIndependence :=
    A ⟂ B | C
    iff
    P(A∩B|C)
    =
    P(A|C)P(B|C)
    where conditioning is defined

PairwiseIndependence :=
    ∀i≠j :
        A_i ⟂ A_j

MutualIndependence :=
    ForEveryFiniteSubset J,
    P(Intersection_{j∈J} A_j)
    =
    Π_{j∈J} P(A_j)

PairwiseVsMutual :=
    MutualIndependence
    ⇒ PairwiseIndependence

PairwiseIndependence
    does_not_generally_imply
    MutualIndependence

IndependentComplements :=
    A ⟂ B
    ⇒
    A^c ⟂ B
    ∧ A ⟂ B^c
    ∧ A^c ⟂ B^c

RandomVariable :=
    X : Ω → R
    ∧ Measurable(X)

Measurability :=
    ∀BorelSet B :
        X^{-1}(B) ∈ F

Distribution :=
    P_X(B)
    =
    P(X∈B)

PushforwardMeasure :=
    P_X
    =
    P ∘ X^{-1}

IndicatorVariable :=
    1_A(ω)
    =
    {
        1 if ω∈A,
        0 otherwise
    }

IndicatorExpectation :=
    E[1_A]
    =
    P(A)

DiscreteProbabilityModel :=
    CountableSampleSpace
    ∧ ProbabilityMassAssignment

ProbabilityMassFunction :=
    p(ω)
    ≥ 0
    ∧ Σ_ω p(ω)=1

ContinuousProbabilityModel :=
    UncountableSampleSpace
    ∧ MeasureBasedProbability

ProbabilityDensity :=
    f(x)≥0
    ∧ Integral f(x)dx=1

DensityProbability :=
    P(X∈A)
    =
    Integral_A f(x)dx

CumulativeDistributionFunction :=
    F_X(x)
    =
    P(X≤x)

CDFProperties := {
    NonDecreasing,
    RightContinuous,
    LimitAtMinusInfinity=0,
    LimitAtPlusInfinity=1
}

JointProbability :=
    P(X∈A,Y∈B)

Marginalisation :=
    JointDistribution
    → MarginalDistribution

ConditionalDistribution :=
    DistributionOf(X|Y)

Expectation :=
    IntegralOrSum(
        RandomVariable,
        ProbabilityMeasure
    )

ExpectedValue :=
    E[X]

LinearityOfExpectation :=
    E[aX+bY]
    =
    aE[X]+bE[Y]

Variance :=
    Var(X)
    =
    E[(X-E[X])²]

VarianceIdentity :=
    Var(X)
    =
    E[X²]-(E[X])²

Covariance :=
    Cov(X,Y)
    =
    E[(X-E[X])(Y-E[Y])]

IndependentVariance :=
    X ⟂ Y
    ⇒
    Var(X+Y)
    =
    Var(X)+Var(Y)
    when variances exist

ProbabilityInterpretations := {
    FrequentistInterpretation,
    BayesianInterpretation,
    PropensityInterpretation,
    LogicalInterpretation
}

FrequentistInterpretation :=
    Probability
    related_to
    LongRunRelativeFrequency

BayesianInterpretation :=
    Probability
    represents
    DegreeOfBelief
    under probability axioms

PropensityInterpretation :=
    Probability
    represents
    PhysicalTendencyOfProcess

LogicalInterpretation :=
    Probability
    represents
    DegreeOfSupportFromInformation

ObjectiveProbability :=
    Probability
    treated_as
    PropertyOfProcessOrModel

SubjectiveProbability :=
    Probability
    representing
    RationalBeliefState

ProbabilityModel :=
    SampleSpace
    ∧ Events
    ∧ ProbabilityMeasure
    ∧ Assumptions

ModelAssumption :=
    Statement
    constraining
    ProbabilityModel

Exchangeability :=
    JointDistribution
    invariant_under
    finite_permutations

Symmetry :=
    ModelStructure
    supports
    EqualProbabilityAssignments

ProbabilityZeroVsImpossible :=
    P(A)=0
    does_not_always_imply
    A=∅

ProbabilityOneVsCertain :=
    P(A)=1
    does_not_always_imply
    A=Ω

AlmostSureEquality :=
    P(X=Y)=1

ConvergenceConcepts := {
    AlmostSureConvergence,
    ConvergenceInProbability,
    ConvergenceInDistribution,
    MeanSquareConvergence
}

AlmostSureConvergence :=
    P(lim_n X_n = X)=1

ConvergenceInProbability :=
    ∀ε>0 :
        P(|X_n-X|>ε) → 0

ConvergenceInDistribution :=
    F_{X_n}(x)
    → F_X(x)
    at continuity points of F_X

LawOfLargeNumbers :=
    SampleAverage
    → ExpectedValue
    under theorem assumptions

CentralLimitTheorem :=
    NormalisedSum
    → NormalDistribution
    under theorem assumptions

Uncertainty :=
    LackOfCertainOutcomeKnowledge

AleatoricUncertainty :=
    RandomVariation
    represented_by
    ProbabilityDistribution

EpistemicUncertainty :=
    LimitedKnowledge
    represented_by
    ModelOrParameterUncertainty

ProbabilityReasoning :=
    KnownProbabilities
    ∧ StructuralRelations
    → DerivedProbabilities

ProbabilityConstraint :=
    EquationOrInequality
    involving
    ProbabilityTerms

ProbabilityConsistency :=
    ProbabilityAssignments
    satisfy
    ProbabilityAxioms
    ∧ all active constraints

InvalidProbabilityModel :=
    Violates(
        NonNegativity
        ∨ Normalisation
        ∨ Additivity
        ∨ ModelConstraints
    )

ProbabilityOntology :=
    Classes
    ∧ Relations
    ∧ Constraints
    ∧ Axioms
    ∧ InferenceRules

CoreClasses := {
    FoundationsOfProbability,
    RandomExperiment,
    Outcome,
    SampleSpace,
    Event,
    SigmaAlgebra,
    ProbabilityMeasure,
    ProbabilitySpace,
    ConditionalProbability,
    Independence,
    Partition,
    RandomVariable,
    Distribution,
    Expectation,
    Variance,
    ProbabilityModel,
    Uncertainty
}

CoreRelations := {
    hasOutcome,
    belongsTo,
    subsetOf,
    hasProbability,
    conditionedOn,
    independentOf,
    partitions,
    measurableWithRespectTo,
    distributedAs,
    derivedFrom,
    constrains,
    equivalentTo,
    dependsOn
}

TypedRelations :=
    RandomExperiment --hasOutcome--> Outcome
    Outcome --belongsTo--> SampleSpace
    Event --subsetOf--> SampleSpace
    Event --hasProbability--> ProbabilityValue
    ConditionalProbability --conditionedOn--> Event
    Event --independentOf--> Event
    Partition --partitions--> SampleSpace
    RandomVariable --measurableWithRespectTo--> SigmaAlgebra
    RandomVariable --distributedAs--> Distribution
    ProbabilityModel --dependsOn--> ModelAssumption

InferenceRules := {
    A∈F
        ⇒ 0≤P(A)≤1,

    P(Ω)=1
        ⇒ P(∅)=0,

    A⊆B
        ⇒ P(A)≤P(B),

    A∩B=∅
        ⇒ P(A∪B)=P(A)+P(B),

    P(B)>0
        ⇒ P(A|B)=P(A∩B)/P(B),

    Independent(A,B)
        ⇒ P(A∩B)=P(A)P(B),

    Partition({B_i})
        ⇒ P(A)=Σ_i P(A|B_i)P(B_i),

    ValidProbabilitySpace(Ω,F,P)
        ⇒ ProbabilityAxiomsSatisfied
}

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE(ModelA,ModelB) :=
    same(RelevantEventProbabilities)
    ∧ same(ConditionalRelations)
    ∧ same(IndependenceStructure)
    under specified query scope

CanonicalProbabilityRepresentation :=
    ParseExperiment
    → ResolveSampleSpace
    → ResolveEvents
    → ResolveSigmaAlgebra
    → ResolveProbabilityMeasure
    → ResolveConditionalRelations
    → ResolveIndependence
    → ValidateAxioms
    → BuildProbabilityGraph

ProbabilityGraph :=
    G = (V,E)

V := {
    Experiments,
    Outcomes,
    SampleSpaces,
    Events,
    SigmaAlgebras,
    ProbabilityMeasures,
    ConditionalProbabilities,
    IndependenceRelations,
    RandomVariables,
    Distributions
}

E := {
    hasOutcome,
    belongsTo,
    subsetOf,
    hasProbability,
    conditionedOn,
    independentOf,
    partitions,
    measurableWithRespectTo,
    distributedAs,
    dependsOn
}

CONFIDENCE(ProbabilityInference) :=
    weighted_mean(
        SampleSpaceResolution,
        EventResolution,
        ModelAssumptionQuality,
        ProbabilityConstraintConsistency,
        CalculationValidity,
        EvidenceQuality,
        ProvenanceQuality
    )

AI_QUERY_INTERPRETATION :=
    Query
    → DetectProbabilityFoundationConcept
    → IdentifyExperiment
    → IdentifyOutcomesAndEvents
    → ResolveKnownProbabilities
    → ResolveConditioningAndIndependence
    → IdentifyRequestedProbability

AI_REASONING_FLOW :=
    Query
    → ParseProbabilityProblem
    → DefineRandomExperiment
    → ConstructSampleSpace
    → IdentifyRelevantEvents
    → ResolveEventRelations
    → ResolveProbabilityMeasure
    → CheckProbabilityAxioms
    → DetectConditionalStructure
    → DetectIndependenceStructure
    → SelectProbabilityRule
    → ComputeDerivedProbability
    → ValidateProbabilityBounds
    → CheckModelConsistency
    → AssignConfidence
    → PreserveProvenance
    → GenerateExplanation

AI_CONSUMPTION := {
    ParseProbabilityEntities,
    ParseTypedRelations,
    ResolveExperiments,
    ResolveSampleSpaces,
    ResolveEvents,
    ResolveProbabilityMeasures,
    ApplyProbabilityAxioms,
    EvaluateConditionalProbability,
    EvaluateIndependence,
    ApplyBayesTheorem,
    ApplyTotalProbability,
    ValidateProbabilityModels,
    CompareSemanticEquivalence,
    UpdateConfidence,
    PreserveProvenance,
    GenerateFormalExplanation
}

UPDATE_MODEL :=
    NewEventProbabilityOrAssumption
    → ValidateInput
    → IdentifyAffectedEvents
    → UpdateProbabilityConstraints
    → RecomputeConditionalProbabilities
    → RecomputeIndependenceRelations
    → RecheckProbabilityAxioms
    → RecheckConsistency
    → RecomputeConfidence
    → PreserveProvenance
    → VersionModel

EventUpdate :=
    AddedChangedOrRemovedEvent
    ⇒ reevaluate(
        EventRelations,
        Probabilities,
        ConditionalStructure
    )

ProbabilityUpdate :=
    ChangedProbabilityValue
    ⇒ recompute(
        DependentProbabilities,
        BayesUpdates,
        Consistency
    )

AssumptionUpdate :=
    ChangedIndependenceOrModelAssumption
    ⇒ reevaluate(
        Factorisations,
        DerivedProbabilities
    )

FLOW_HASH_INPUT :=
    canonical(
        ONTOLOGY,
        CoreClasses,
        CoreRelations,
        InferenceRules,
        ProbabilitySpace,
        KolmogorovAxioms,
        ConditionalProbability,
        Independence,
        SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE,
        AI_REASONING_FLOW
    )

FLOW_HASH :=
    HASH(FLOW_HASH_INPUT)

OUTPUT_MODEL := {
    ProbabilityFoundationEntityResolution,
    RandomExperiment,
    SampleSpace,
    EventStructure,
    SigmaAlgebra,
    ProbabilityMeasure,
    ConditionalRelations,
    IndependenceRelations,
    DerivedProbabilities,
    ModelConsistency,
    Confidence,
    Provenance,
    Explanation
}

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