With high probability
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[edit] Definition
An event occurs with high probability if, for any
, the event occurs with probability at least
, where cα depends only on α.
Since we can choose α, we can make the probability arbitrarily low, at a cost of time and/or space.
[edit] Example
With high probability, a set of N random numbers will contain at least O(N) evens.
What it means is: For any α, there exists a k (that doesn't depend on N), such that a set of N random numbers will contain at least k*N evens with probability
, where cα depends only on α.

