What is the probability that a continuous random variable takes on a single value?

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2026-03-29 13:11

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Theoretically, zero. The finite probability can only exist between two points. However, if we are simulating a continuous distribution with a random number generator, all values are truncated to a finite number of digits depending on the register size. If we consider a uniform random number generator, with a 7 digit accuracy, then matching a single value is 1/10,000,000, pretty close to 0.

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