---
tag: 0GBJACNAP6
kind: concept
name: Independence of two random variables
aliases: [independent-random-variables]
msc: [60A05]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_(probability_theory)
    locator: Two random variables
---

## Summary

Two random variables are independent when each event about the first one is independent of each event about the second one.
The node [[independence of two random variables|0E9502NT92]] gives the precise definition.