Unit measure is an axiom of probability theory [1] that states that the probability of the entire sample space is equal to one ( unity); that is, P(S)=1 where S is the sample space. Loosely speaking, it means that S must be chosen so that when the experiment is performed, something happens. The term measure here refers to the measure-theoretic approach to probability.
Violations of unit measure have been reported in arguments about the outcomes of events [2] [3] under which events acquire "probabilities" that are not the probabilities of probability theory. In situations such as these the term "probability" serves as a false premise to the associated argument.
Unit measure is an axiom of probability theory [1] that states that the probability of the entire sample space is equal to one ( unity); that is, P(S)=1 where S is the sample space. Loosely speaking, it means that S must be chosen so that when the experiment is performed, something happens. The term measure here refers to the measure-theoretic approach to probability.
Violations of unit measure have been reported in arguments about the outcomes of events [2] [3] under which events acquire "probabilities" that are not the probabilities of probability theory. In situations such as these the term "probability" serves as a false premise to the associated argument.