[[Actuarial Notes Wiki|Wiki]] / [[Actuarial Glossary]] / ==Sample Space== > A **Sample Space** is the set of all possible outcomes of an experiment.^[[A First Course in Probability](https://dn710100.ca.archive.org/0/items/collection-of-mathematics-probability-and-statistics-books/A%20First%20Course%20in%20Probability%2C%20Global%20Edition%20%28Sheldon%20Ross%29.pdf) - Sheldon Ross, 10th Edition] ![[7094277_orig-1204742113.png]] > **Example** > - An experiment consists of flipping 2 coins. The outcome of each coin flip is binary; heads or tails. This experiment has 4 possible outcomes: > $ S = \{(h,h), (h,t), \newline (t,h), (t,t)\} $ > - S is the **sample space** for the double coin flip experiment.