##  [Large Deviations Principle](/large-deviations-principle) 

  ##  [Large Deviations Principle](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/large-deviations-principle-0) 

  

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Definition

A framework describing how probabilities of rare events decay exponentially with a scaling parameter, characterized by a lower semicontinuous rate function I that governs asymptotic upper and lower exponential bounds for families of probability measures.