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For instance, $x = x + 1[0.3]x+2$ sets $x$ to $x + 1$ with probability $0.3$ and to $x+2$ with probability $0.7$.

If I use notation used in the paper "An Analysis of First-Order Logics of Probability" of Joseph Y. Halpern.

Given a formula $\varphi$ in the logic, he also allows formulas of the form $W_x(\varphi)\geq 1/2$, which can be interpreted as "the probability that a randomly chosen $x$ in the domain satisfies $\varphi$ is greater than or equal to 1/2".

Is my representation of the above probabilistic assignment presented below correct?

$W_x(\varphi_1)\geq 0.3 \land W_x(\varphi_2)< 0.3$ where $\varphi_1$ is $x=x+1$ and $\varphi_2$ is $x=x+2$

Please guide me in this regard?

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  • $\begingroup$ Your formula is also satisfied by the assignment $x = x+1$. $\endgroup$ – Yuval Filmus Nov 12 '19 at 16:54
  • $\begingroup$ Thanks a lot. should the connector be $\lor$? $\endgroup$ – Tom Nov 13 '19 at 1:11
  • $\begingroup$ I’ll let you figure that out. $\endgroup$ – Yuval Filmus Nov 13 '19 at 6:00
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  • $\begingroup$ point noted thanks a lot $\endgroup$ – Tom Nov 14 '19 at 10:41

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