##  [Probabilistic Method](/probabilistic-method) 

  ##  [Probabilistic Method](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/probabilistic-method-0) 

  

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Definition

A nonconstructive technique in combinatorics and discrete mathematics that proves the existence of an object or estimates its size by showing that a suitably defined random construction has positive probability of possessing the desired property.

 

 

 

 

 





 

 



 ##  [Probabilistic Method](https://puremath.quantumdictionary.io/probabilistic-method-1) 

  

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Definition

A technique that proves existence results or bounds by showing that a randomly chosen configuration from a specified probability distribution has the desired property with positive probability (or that expectations imply existence), rather than constructing the object directly.