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In any situation that has only two possible outcomes, each out come will have probability `(1)/(2)`. Find whether it is true or false.

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False.
Probability of each outcome will be `(1)/(2)`, only when the two outcomes are equally likely.
For Example :
On the eve of Deepawali, we are lightening the candles in night on the roof. The candles may be ''lightening off due to heavy rain'' or ''they may not be lightening off'' are not the equally likely events because they have not equal chances of occurring. The possibility of falling rain at the time of festival Deepawali is very less.
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