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pāpono matapōkere

1. (noun) random event.

Ka raua atu ētahi porotiti e 5 ki rō ipu. He ōrite te rahi o ia porotiti, he rerekē te tae. Ka tangohia tētahi porotiti i te ipu, kāore he tirotiro a te kaitango. He ōrite te tūponotanga puta o ia tae. He pāpono matapōkere tēnei (TRP 2010:165). / Five counters are placed in a container. The size of each counter is the same, but the colours are different. A counter is taken out of the container, but is the person does not look at it. The probability of each colour appearing is equal. This is a random event.

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