2007-02-17 04:46:37 · 4 answers · asked by whatsinaname07 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Actuality is a fact,probability is uncertain.
2007-02-17 06:01:10 · answer #1 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a 1 in um-teen-billion chance that you will buy a winning lotery ticket. That is the probability.
If you buy a lottery ticket, you will either win, or you won't. That is the actuality, and it doesn't matter how good or bad your chances are.
Probability vs actuality is best explained like the age old theory vs reality question. A young boy asked his father what the difference is between theory and reality. The father told his son to go ask his mother if she would have sex with the mailman for a million dollars. Then, ask his sister the same question. Last, ask his brother the same question. The father instructed the boy to come and tell him what their aswers were. About an hour later, the boy came back to his dad and told him that all of them said they would gladly have sex with the mailman for a million bucks, even his brother.
The father told the boy, "Well, there you have it. In theory, we are millionaires. But the reality of the situation is that we live with two prostitutes and a homo."
2007-02-17 13:58:52 · answer #2 · answered by elchistoso69 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probability is such a state of facts that would lead a reasonable person to believe that something might be true. Actuality is such a state of facts that would lead a reasonable person to believe that something is, in fact, true.
2007-02-17 12:55:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in probability u predict somethin, like dat ur teacher will quit his job in a week, and accualityis da realy answer, like ur teacher really quited in 3 weeks, i hope it helps
2007-02-17 12:50:34 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋