If you toss a coin twice and the first experiment doesn't influence the second, we say they're independent and there's no relation between the two.

如果你抛两次硬币,第一次的结果并不影响第二次的结果,所以我们说他们是相互独立的,这两次试验没有关系

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For example, if you ask people how much they would be willing to bet on a coin toss, they will typically bet more if they can toss the coin or they will bet more if the coin hasn't been tossed yet.

比如说,如果你问人们,他们愿意出多少钱去赌掷硬币,如果他们可以掷硬币,或在硬币还没被掷出前,他们会下更大的注

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So when Rudy Giuliani and Palin mock community organizers, they don't just toss a barb at Sen.

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You can't just toss things off because if it comes out sounding wrong, you really hear about it.

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Why didn't Phillip toss Steven Tyler's black sparkly scarf at ME?

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