ProfessionalLevel700
ProfessionalLevel700 t1_ja82dnd wrote
In the scenario you gave, the reason that it doesn’t increase the probability is the because the other sides don’t go away after rolling. For example, if you roll a 10 on a sixteen sided die, that 10 still stays on the die for any subsequent roll attempts, so the amount of sides stays the same, and each number has a 1/16 chance of being rolled.
Probability can change in certain situations, for example a raffle. If 200 names are put in a hat, and one Is drawn, that name is now removed, and your name has now got a 1/199 chance of being drawn. Make sense?
ProfessionalLevel700 t1_ja844af wrote
Reply to comment by Nova_Saibrock in ELI5: why does/doesn’t probability increase when done multiple times? by Reason-Local
Out of my ass lol just for the examples sake. I also realize it would’ve been easier to say a 6 sided die, but I just woke up so leave me alone 😅