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pāpono

1. (noun) event (probability).

Ko te pāpono te otinga o tētahi mahi kotahi i roto i tētahi whakamātau tūponotanga. Hei tauira, ko te piu i tētahi uka, te pīrori i tētahi mataono tau, te tango rānei i tētahi kāri i te pūkei kāri (TRP 2010:200). / An event is the completion of an activity in a probability exercise. For example, tossing a coin, rolling a dice, or taking a card from a pack of cards (TRP 2010:200).

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