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What is the difference between theoretical and experimental probablility?

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theoretical is what it's supposed to be when you calculate, and experimental is when someone actually tries to do it
EX: there are 100 red tissues and 100 blue tissues in the jar.
the theoretical would be 1/2 probability to get red, when the experimental could be different
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