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3.1 Random Variables Definition For a given sample space S of some experiment, a random variable is any rule that associates a number with each e in S. Use rv in ce of random variable. Random variables are denoted by uppercase letters, such as X and Y , x to represent some particular value of the corresponding random variable. we can define X = 1 when a tail is observed and X = 0 when a head is observed. The definition is arbitrary but it must be fixed before the experiment is