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Theorem (Countable Sub-additivity of Events)
Let An,n∈NA_n, n\in\mathbb{N}An,n∈N be a sequence of events that are not necessarily disjoint. For a fixed n: P(A1∩…∩An)≤∑i=1nP(Ai)P(A_1\cap\ldots\cap A_n)\le\sum_{i=1}^n P(A_i) P(A1∩…∩An)≤i=1∑nP(Ai) Countable sub-additivity: P(⋃n=1∞An)≤∑n=1∞P(An)P(\bigcup_{n=1}^\infty A_n)\le\sum_{n=1}^\infty P(A_n) P(n=1⋃∞An)≤n=1∑∞P(An)