At least one probability

The probability of at least one success is 1 minus the probability of no successes, which is far quicker than adding up every separate case.

At least one and none are complements, so P(at least one)=1P(none)P(\text{at least one}) = 1 - P(\text{none}) and you only ever compute one product. Roll a fair six-sided die 4 times: the chance of no 6 on a single roll is 5/65/6, and because the rolls are independent the chance of no 6 on all four is (5/6)4=625/12960.4823(5/6)^4 = 625/1296 \approx 0.4823. So the probability of at least one 6 is 10.4823=0.51771 - 0.4823 = 0.5177. The power step needs the trials to be independent with the same success probability on each one.

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