1 Summary of Basic Probability. 2  In the following, the capital letters A, B, or C are used to represent some event like it will rain tomorrow or a computer chip is defective. The notation P(A) then stands for the probability of event A. 3  An experiment is any process yields a result or observation.
A pendulum is a string or stick with a weight or bob on the end. The pendulum follows the law of falling objects[ âan invisible force, gravity, pulls the pendulum toward Earth. The period of time it takes. a pendulum to complete one full swing is simply called the period. Three variables affect the period: the length of the pendulum, the. size of the arc it makes, and the mass of the bob. In this activity, youâll discover what happens if you change one or more of the. variables.
Definition of pendulum. 1  1 : a body suspended from a fixed point so as to swing freely to and fro under the action of gravity and commonly used to regulate movements (as of clockwork) 2  2 : something (such as a state of affairs) that alternates between opposites doesn't take much to swing the pendulum of opinion the other way.