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We are discussing independent probabilistic events, at least that was my understanding. Dice are just a nice intuitive example.
I'm not understanding something. Why is there a timer on the event and why does a timer increase the probability as time runs out? Wouldn't it be the opposite because there are less chances for it to happen as time runs out?