First, the occurrence of all the system states is considered to have an equal possibility and for each component in the diagnosis system set a prior probability.

该模型首先假设系统的所有状态都是可能发生的，并对系统中的各个元件设定一个先验概率。

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Unlike in prior quarters, there is not a high probability scenario that can be laid out with any degree of confidence ahead of earnings.

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Such disaster, prior to the initial movement of the masses would have had probability of one-in-a-million.

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