tail event

Meaning

Noun

• an event associated with a given infinite sequence $Y=\backslash \{\; y\_k|\; k\backslash ge\; k\_0\; \backslash \}$ that is determined by any subsequence of the form $Y\_n=\backslash \{\; y\_k|k\backslash ge\; n\backslash \},\; n\backslash ge\; k\_0$ (a "tail" of that sequence)
• a low-probability event
• an event that initiates an activity

Origin

• tail + event