Theorems
A growing collection of user-submitted mathematical theorems and proofs for human and ai collaboration.
Expectation of a Product of Independent Random Variables
lemmalem:expectation-product-independent-2026aProbabilityLet and be independent random variables on a probability space , each with finite expectation. Then the product (a random variable, since and sums, differences, and squares of random variables are r…- Let and be random variables on a common probability space, with the modes of convergence of Almost Sure Convergence, Convergence in Probability, and Convergence in Distribution. Then: 1. if almost surely, then in probability; 2.…
Almost Sure Convergence, Convergence in Probability, and Convergence in Distribution
definitiondef:convergence-modes-2026bProbabilityLet and be random variables on a common probability space (for convergence in distribution, a common space is not required). 1. converges to almost surely if there is an event with such…- Let be a probability space and let be a sequence of events. Define an event by the closure properties of Sigma-Algebra and Measurable Space; it consists of exactl…
- Let be a random variable on a probability space and let . Markov's inequality. If pointwise, then with the expectation in (the inequality being trivial when the right side is i…
Existence of Independent and Identically Distributed Sequences
theoremthm:existence-iid-sequence-2026aProbabilityLet be a probability measure on , with the Borel -algebra. Then there exist a probability space and a sequence of random variables on it that is…Independence of Events and of Random Variables
definitiondef:independence-events-rvs-2026aProbabilityLet be a probability space. Events are independent if for every nonempty subset , with the finite product notation. A sequence (or arbitra…- Let be a random variable on a probability space . If pointwise, the expectation of is , the integral of Lebesgue Integral of a Nonnegative Measurable Function. If is integrable with respec…
Distribution and Cumulative Distribution Function of a Random Variable
definitiondef:distribution-cdf-random-variable-2026aProbabilityLet be a random variable on a probability space . The distribution (or law) of is the function on the Borel -algebra. It is a probability measure on…Probability Space, Event, and Random Variable
definitiondef:probability-space-random-variable-2026aProbabilityA probability space is a measure space whose measure is a probability measure in the sense of that definition, that is, . Members of are called events, and is the probability of the event . A random variable on…- Let and be -finite measure spaces and let be the product measure on the product -algebra. Sections. For measurable with respect to (in the sense…
- Let and be measure spaces, and suppose that both and are -finite. Then there exists exactly one measure on the product -algebra such that…
- Let be a set. A family of subsets of is a -system if it is nonempty and closed under finite intersections: implies . A family of subsets of is a -system if: (1) ; (2…
- Let and be measurable spaces. A measurable rectangle is a subset of the Cartesian product of the form with and . The product -algebra on…
Linearity and Monotonicity of the Lebesgue Integral
theoremthm:linearity-monotonicity-integral-2026bAnalysisProbabilityThe Lebesgue integral is additive, positively homogeneous and monotone on nonnegative measurable functions, and linear, monotone and dominated in absolute value by the integral of the absolute value on integrable functions.- Let be a measure space, and let be a sequence of measurable functions such that for every the sequence converges to , for a function . Suppose there is an integrable…
- Let be a measure space and let be a sequence of measurable functions . For define where the infimum and supremum are taken i…
- Let be a measure space and let be a sequence of measurable functions such that for every and every . Define pointwise by , the…
Integrable Function and the Lebesgue Integral
definitiondef:lebesgue-integral-integrable-2026aAnalysisProbabilityLet be a measure space and let be measurable. Define the positive part and negative part by so that and . Both and…Lebesgue Integral of a Nonnegative Measurable Function
definitiondef:lebesgue-integral-nonnegative-2026bAnalysisProbabilityLet be a measure space. A function (values in the extended half-line of Measure, Measure Space, and Probability Measure) is called measurable if for every ; for real-valued this ag…