statistical determinism

the position that the laws of probability can be used to predict the likely number of events of a given kind that will occur in a given population under certain defined conditions (e.g., the number of coin tosses per 1,000 that will be heads; the number of male Americans age 70 who will die in a 12-month period).

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February 23rd 2025

homosexual behavior

sexual acts, such as mutual genital caressing, cunnilingus, fellatio, and anal intercourse, practiced between people of the same sex, whether or not they identify themselves as gay.